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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1983-12-14, Page 28P.'.GE 4A-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11.1983 evel vl ba' 1 ydro I, lire's j.' f ,leu e filter Ontario Hydro has announced that a tingle voltage filter, developed after two years of research, is the key to solving stray voltage problems experienced by Ontario farmers. Bud Barrett, Hydro's manager of Etural Service, says the filter produces excellent results after an extensive testing program. Priced at about $350, the device prevents tingle or stray voltage, caused by electrical equipment failures or unproper grounding, from entering a farmer's livestock buildings. Agricultural research shows that if uncor- rected, tingle voltage may cause loss of milk production in cattle and a reduced growth rate in livestock. Working with the Ontario Milk Marketing Board and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Ontario Hydro spent about $100,000 developing the filter. Hammond Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Guelph is marketing the filter through their electrical distributors across the province. Barrett says installing a filter makes good economic sense. "If farmers suspect tingle voltage is af- fecting their production, they should contact their electrical contractor. The contractor can install a filter for them and make any necessary repairs to farm wiring," he said. Farmers, can contact their local Ontario Hydro office for further details. Hydro approves rate increase for 1984 Ontario Hydro's Board of Directors has approved an average rate increase of 7.8 per cent for 1984, Hydro Chairman Milan Nastich has announced. This decrease from Hydro's original proposal of 9.8 per cent reflects acceptance of many of the recommendations made by the Ontario Energy Board. The average increase to Ontario's 320 municipal utilities will be 8.0 per cent, and to the 106 large industrial customers 7.6 per cent. The increase to individual utilities and industrial customers will vary depending on local use and supply conditions. .Hydro's more than 760,000 rural retail customers will receive increases averaging 7.5 per cent, which includes the effect of rural rate assistance. The increase will also vary from customer to customer depending on classification and use. For rural residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt- hours a month, this will mean an increase of about $3.40 on their bills to approximately $55 a month. Hydro agreed to an OEB recommendation to defer time -of -day rates and certain other costing and pricing changes. Hydro Chairman Milan Nastich said Hydro's Board of Directors is determined to keep rates as low as feasible. "But the Board also has a responsibility to keep Hydro financially sound and to limit borrowing levels where possible," said Nastich. "Hydro could not accept all the recommendations of the OEB which would have resulted in an average increase of 6.4 per cent. "We carefully considered what the OEB was proposing and moved a long way towards what they were recommending," he said. Nastich noted that despite the easing of inflation, price increases throughout the economy continue to push Hydro's costs up. "However, the recent problems with Pickering unit two do not affect 1984 rates," he said. "Interest rates, fuel and equipment costs are governed by the marketplace - not by 'six and five' ", he said. "So to hold the line, we have countered with our own cutback measures by reducing budgets and deferring or cancelling programs. So far this year, these actions have reduced our regular staff levels by about 1,600." Nastich added that these measures will ensure electricity remains a good deal. Higher costs demand better farm efficiency Today's high costs demand energy effi- ciency in livestock buildings. Researchers at the Univtirsity of Guelph School of Engineering believe that concrete sandwich walls can provide this energy efficiency. Damage by rodents and livestock, and from moisture, is a constant problem with insulation in farm buildings. The concrete sandwich method, which encapsulates in- sulation between two layers of concrete, prevents that damage. Professor Jan Jofriet of the School of Engineering points out that the durable surfaces inside and out protect the insulation from rodent damage, fire and direct wetting. An added benefit. according to l'rotessor joiner., is that temperature fluctuations within the insula- tion space are minimized. Concrete sandwich walls were first developed in 1942 for commercial buildings in the United States, but they have been in- vestigated for Ontario farm buildings only over the past ten years. Professor Jofriet and his team have been investigating where to locate the insulation for optimum benefit. The concrete sandwich walls can be used as tilt -up precast panels or cast -in-place walls. 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