News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Hydro Bills Turn Lights on Grow-Ops |
| Title: | CN BC: Hydro Bills Turn Lights on Grow-Ops |
| Published On: | 2007-09-20 |
| Source: | Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-16 17:27:06 |
HYDRO BILLS TURN LIGHTS ON GROW-OPS
LANGLEY -- More than 100 marijuana grow operations in Langley have
been nipped in the bud in the past three months by examining home
electricity bills.
Langley is one of 15 B.C. municipalities registered with B.C. Hydro to
receive bills for homes using abnormal amounts of electricity.
Grow-ops use an enormous amount of power -- three to 10 times as much
as the average household -- to keep 1,000-watt light bulbs burning
constantly, said Hydro spokeswoman Gilllian Robinson.
LANGLEY -- More than 100 marijuana grow operations in Langley have
been nipped in the bud in the past three months by examining home
electricity bills.
Langley is one of 15 B.C. municipalities registered with B.C. Hydro to
receive bills for homes using abnormal amounts of electricity.
Grow-ops use an enormous amount of power -- three to 10 times as much
as the average household -- to keep 1,000-watt light bulbs burning
constantly, said Hydro spokeswoman Gilllian Robinson.
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