Monday, 11 October 2010
Only Sainsburys provided an Energy Statement
It proved quite enlightening. There expected energy use would be 3.6 million kWh per year, which roughly equates to the electrical energy used by 37% of the houses in Wadebridge. If you add in what Tesco currently use, plus that of the planned extension, then it is likely that these 2 stores alone would use about the same amount of energy as all of the dwellings in the town. Bearing in mind future energy scarcity, and rising costs, would this be a wise move, especially when the existing Tesco is only particularly busy for very brief high-spots in the tourist season? Bearing in mind the downturn in retail expenditure, how can it be justified to vastly increase retail floor area, with all that implies for energy consumption, when all the stores, existing and new, will be trading at a considerably thinned out level (Jerry Clark).
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Jerry you forget that while the supermarkets are using this energy they are open for trade for considerably more hrs during the 24 of a day.
ReplyDeleteMany retailers in the town and other towns across Cornwall use energy during their closed hrs mostly with window lighting! I am assuming that you will be addressing this issue with the traders in our town?
Oh but then I forgot that irresponsible energy use is just the fault of major retailers and not the responsibility of all of us.
This post is just more evidence of poorly based ideas and views that are essentially anti supermarket and nothing else.