Electrical news and engineering . ctric light and power department is $2,949, Inaddition to this .$369, has been spent in improving theplant and equipment, and has been financed from surplusrevenue. Hydro power is secured from the Calgary Iower Com-pany, whose generating site is located aibout .53 miles weston the Bow River at the Horse Shoe and Kananaskis Falls,and is transmitted to Calgary by two transmission lines ata difference of jiotential of 55,000 volts to the companyssub-station located within the city limits, where it is distri-buted to the citys various sub-stations at 1
Electrical news and engineering . ctric light and power department is $2,949, Inaddition to this .$369, has been spent in improving theplant and equipment, and has been financed from surplusrevenue. Hydro power is secured from the Calgary Iower Com-pany, whose generating site is located aibout .53 miles weston the Bow River at the Horse Shoe and Kananaskis Falls,and is transmitted to Calgary by two transmission lines ata difference of jiotential of 55,000 volts to the companyssub-station located within the city limits, where it is distri-buted to the citys various sub-stations at 12,000 volts. THE ELECTRICAL NEWS The standard primary distribution voltage is 2300, andthe standard voltage for power service is 220 volts, li phase,60 cycle. All primary feeders are underground to the centerof distribution, then overhead—with the exception of thebusiness portion of the city, where all distribution is under-ground. The underground system consists of 1 ;< duct miles of$831, — How it Goes — 1920. Calgary Municipal Electric Light clay; 375 standard manholes 6 x T x (>; and 25 trans-former manholes 9 x 14 x 7. These manholes are drainedto gravel. It has been found unnecessary to drain to sewerowing to the porous nature of the soil. 25137 feet of 3 con-ductor, 2/0 cm. paper insulated, lead covered cable is usedin carrying 12,000 volt current to sub-stations located in thecenter of the city, 49625 feet of 300,000 cm., 3 insulated, lead covered cable is used for primary dis-$940,380 — How it Goes,— 1921
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