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90% of SA use less power
15/04/2008 14:46 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Recent power cuts have led to 90% of South Africans to cut down on electricity usage, said global marketing company, Synovate, on Tuesday.
"According to our survey this was mostly done by Cape Town residents, where 95% indicated they were cutting down on electricity usage."
Respondents said steps they took to cut down on electricity usage included lowering the temperature of their geysers, covering geysers with insulation blankets and even sharing baths, said the company.
The company said 48% of people in Durban switched off their lights to save electricity.
"Less people leave work or school looking forward to home-cooked dinners as 12% of respondents are using their stoves less often."
According to the survey a further 45% of the population switched off their geysers when not in use, with 50% of Johannesburg respondents electing to utilise this energy saving technique.
Electric and electronic appliances were also used less frequently with 19% electing to switch these off when not in use, Synovate said.
"This makes an enormous impact given the amount of energy wasted when devices such as this are left on standby. "
To cope with the inconvenience of load shedding, more than half of respondents prepared their meals at different times of the day.
"To combat the effects of broken traffic lights and congestion, over a third claim to leave for work earlier, with 50% of Johannesburg respondents following this trend compared to 28% of Durbanites and 22% of Capetonians."
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