Lance quirked an eyebrow at Sefton. "D'you know how many trainers come through the Center in a day?" Almost a rhetorical question; no, Sefton wouldn't know specifically, but it shouldn't be difficult to guess just from what Lance had said. It didn't matter. Lance answered it anyway.

"A Center uses a lot of power to begin with," he said simply. "The washing machines are, on average, used almost constantly. Dryers as well? It's not worth the price to pay for them when they'll dry just as well in the sun. Better if the Centers are kept cheap enough to be free."