Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . Magazine 121 Meanwhile, Drumpower-house is stead-ily delivering elec-tric current into thesystem of PacificService and is ex-pected to add ap-proximately $400,000to the net revenuesof the Company thisyear, simply throughreducing operatingexpenses and irre-spective of any newbusiness that may betaken on. An incidental feat-ure of this develop-ment will be the util-ization of the water,after it has passedtiirough six power-houses and has per-formed its functionof generating elec-tric energy in each,for the irrigation ofaijout 45,000 acres ofdeciduous fruit lan
Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . Magazine 121 Meanwhile, Drumpower-house is stead-ily delivering elec-tric current into thesystem of PacificService and is ex-pected to add ap-proximately $400,000to the net revenuesof the Company thisyear, simply throughreducing operatingexpenses and irre-spective of any newbusiness that may betaken on. An incidental feat-ure of this develop-ment will be the util-ization of the water,after it has passedtiirough six power-houses and has per-formed its functionof generating elec-tric energy in each,for the irrigation ofaijout 45,000 acres ofdeciduous fruit Company hasowned and operatedan extensive irriga-tion system for anumber of years, andIhrougii tlie new de-velopment tills jiroiii-Ises to i)e a piofitablefeature of its busi-ness. The following(igiires siiould be ofiiilcrest lo lliose lii-leresled In liydrn-eleclric (Icvclni)-TiUiil : Aiea of .So MillYuba walcrslud, llil)S(|uare miles; pres-ent heigbl of .Spauld-ing (lam, 22;) feet;nlliinale belgbt dam, ,!().). feet; present capac-ity of Spaulding dam43,500 acre feet;ultimate capacity ofSpaulding dam, 97,-000 acre feet; con-crete in present LakeSpaulding dam, 153,-80C cubic yards;number of power-houses using samewater, 6; differencein elevation betweenLake Spaulding andlast power-house,4,585 feet; combinedeffective head ofwater at all power-houses, 4,216 feet miles; present ca-pacity in operation,33,333 horsepower;ultimate capacity, on70 per cent load fac-tor, 150,250 horse-power; ultimate ca-pacity with addi-tional installation forpeak-loads, 190,750horsepower; lengtliof new steel-towertransmission to Cordelia,110 miles; distanceDrum power-house, lo Bci-keley via newand existing lines,133 miles. STKAM (il-:Nl-;H.\T10NOl- KLECriUCITY (^im cein i ng theLicnerMlion of clei-Iririly by steam, asalready staled thesteam stations arefour In number. Thelargest one Is thatin ,San I-la nc iseo,wlifii- (here aretliriT liirliines. two 122 Pacific Servic
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