. Pacific Gas and Electric magazine. con-structed motors employed, increased the out-put over an equal steam horsepower, while the excellent lighting, along with added clean-liness and comparatively small amount ofdredge apparatus, creates for the year an-other considerable item of saving. Again, we have provided for two electricdriven 42-inch centrifugal pumps for themain pumping station in Reclamation DistrictNo. 900, which comprises the holdings ofthe West Sacramento Co. The motors hereemployed are of a special type and will prob-ably be described in these columns by someone more conversant
. Pacific Gas and Electric magazine. con-structed motors employed, increased the out-put over an equal steam horsepower, while the excellent lighting, along with added clean-liness and comparatively small amount ofdredge apparatus, creates for the year an-other considerable item of saving. Again, we have provided for two electricdriven 42-inch centrifugal pumps for themain pumping station in Reclamation DistrictNo. 900, which comprises the holdings ofthe West Sacramento Co. The motors hereemployed are of a special type and will prob-ably be described in these columns by someone more conversant with the subject thanthe writer. It is calculated that the savingthis plant will have over a steam plant willbe at least 25 per cent. To the average person it may be difficultto understand just how any great saving ofexpense can be realized by replacing steamwith electricity in its operation of machinesthat must be moved from one location to an-other, but this is easily explained by the factthat the many accessories required where. 1 4
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