Since December of 1987, Fitzpatrick said, December usage has increased 16.5 percent, an increase only partially offset by a 4.5 percent increase in Com Ed`s customer base. December and January were used in the comparison because energy requirements for heat, lights and other needs are roughly equivalent, even though, Fitzpatrick said, ''the Super Bowl eats a lot of energy, too.'' According to Gene Fitzpatrick, supervisor of load forecasting and analysis for Commonwealth Edison, the electric utility company experienced a 7 percent increase in customer usage during December 1991, when compared to January 1992. If you`re gonna worry about that, you couldn`t do what we do.''Īpparently, even the recession hasn`t dampened the spirits of those who observe the season of lights by electrical means.

''Sometimes you want to stop when you have vandalism-kids pull the lights off or whatever-but we probably did as bad or worse when we were kids.''Ībout his electric bill, Showalter said, ''I don`t even look at it.

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