Comments on: Grow House Was Using 10 Times Average Energy – June 21, 2012

By: kevpod

kevpod — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:41:30 +0000

I kind of doubt that Arcata has any exclusive hold on innumeracy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:46:21 +0000

As my 11 year old daughter will tell you,
One additional multiple of a given number is the same as one hundred percent of that given number. (2 is 100% greater than 1.)
Ten multiples of a given number is, therefore, one thousand percent of the given number. (10 is 1000% greater than 1.)
Had you been paying attention you would have remembered this was covered in your fifth grade mathematics people! Silly Arcata People.

By: Dumn Mankey

Dumn Mankey — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:13:04 +0000

No way the Meter reader for PG&E was able to figure that out? I thought they were fashion models and get lost without a cell phone strapped to their ear and somebody in an unseen office giving them directions.

By: Mark Sailors

Mark Sailors — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:31:43 +0000

Math…who loves ya…

By: Mark Sailors

Mark Sailors — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:31:43 +0000

Math…who loves ya…

By: Kevin Hoover

Kevin Hoover — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:42:57 +0000

That's what the story and headline says.

By: Matt Steele

Matt Steele — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:05:32 +0000

a little check of that math reveals that 1,000 percent is ten times the average, not one thousand.

By: kevpod

kevpod — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 03:33:44 +0000

Darn, that went right past me. I like to think I usually catch FT references.

By: David McConnell

David McConnell — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 03:28:09 +0000

Yeah, I caught it right after I posted. Darn … and it looked like such a great place to sneak in a Firesign Theater reference, too …

By: kevpod

kevpod — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:56:50 +0000

It doesn’t say that there was 1,000 times normal use. It says 1,000 percent.

Where n = 500 kWh = 100 percent, n x 10 = 5,000 kWh = 1,000 percent.