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More power and what it means

1 Jan 1949

278 power AND WHAT FOUR YEARS British Electricity IN will build 38 new power stations, and install new plant in 43 existing power stations. This programme will cost nearly £400,000,000; 40% more electric power in 4 years is the target. A single 60,000 kilowatt generator will supply electricity for a town This part of the generator is a steel cylinder built up of thousands of thin steel sheets and is wound with miles of copper conductor. The weight of a 60,000 kW stator is about 130 tons. IT MEANS of about 200,000 people.
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/196
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.196
Keywords
Construction Electricity Finance Industry Statistics Towns
Language
English
Note
Advert located on bottom half of page.
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Fuel Utilities