THE COST OF ELECTRICAL HEAT
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Our attention has been drawn to a letter by " Another Crusader," with comments by the Editor on the cost of electricity. It clearly shows the dangers of generalization about this or any other matter. - If your correspondent lived in a part of the country where electricity was under a penny per unit—there are such paradises in Great Britain—he would have the pleasant experience of Crusader No. 1, who found gas dirty and no doubt had heavy bills in the past for re- decorations.
It is true that in many parts of Great Britain the present price of electricity is too high to allow it to be used economically for more than lighting, vacuum cleaners, irons, &c. This state of affairs is improving, and your correspondent's unit rate next year may be as low or lower than the gentleman's he now envies.—I am, Sir, &c.,
R. E. LOVELACE.
The British Electrical Development Association, Inc. 15 Savoy Street, Strand, London, W.C. 2.
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