Because the power output of the solar system was very variable, and weather station equipment was given priority, staff only got what was left over. They could watch snippets of the news but then had to turn the television off to conserve energy.
由於當時的太陽能光電系統並不穩定，所儲備的電量供氣象儀器優先使用，民生用電次要，工作人員連電視也是看一段新聞後就趕緊關機。