Pacific service magazine . tory the Sierra Systemalong the Stanislaus River is equipped tocontribute 43,000 kilowatts at 104,000 Northern California System, the DeSabla System, Colgate, Electra and otherscattered plants can furnish 98,000 kilo-watts more, making a grand total of 391,-750 kilowatts which might be sent out ifall the machines were generating at theirfull capacity at the same time. The effective disposal of this huge blockof power to the customer when and wherehe needs it, constitutes the Companys prin-cipal transmission and distribution problem. Were such a network to b
Pacific service magazine . tory the Sierra Systemalong the Stanislaus River is equipped tocontribute 43,000 kilowatts at 104,000 Northern California System, the DeSabla System, Colgate, Electra and otherscattered plants can furnish 98,000 kilo-watts more, making a grand total of 391,-750 kilowatts which might be sent out ifall the machines were generating at theirfull capacity at the same time. The effective disposal of this huge blockof power to the customer when and wherehe needs it, constitutes the Companys prin-cipal transmission and distribution problem. Were such a network to be planned andconstructed in its entirety in a virgin terri-tory, the task would be sufficiently compli-cated to call for the highest technical difficulties are further increased by thefact that the system is under constant ex-pansion to adapt it to increasing demandsin all districts, and to extensions of serviceinto new territory, as well as to new gener- ^-^A ^x. n %\ r^ 1^1 ^ s^ x^ ? < < ^ , ) «• 1 A A. Serving the industrial area. Steel pole on the 110,000-volt line from Claremont to San Leandro. ating stations as they are constructed. Allof this must be accomplished piece-meal,building into the existing network, withoutdisturbing its balance or interfering with itssuccessful operation. Not only must theoutput of the present plants be economicallyand elfectively handled, but considerationmust be given in advance to the disposal ofthe power from such future plants as arescheduled for construction at later dates. Itis frequently found economical, for instance,to construct a transmission line with re-serve capacity to care for projected careful planning, step by step,with the growth of generating facilities andthe expansion of the customers demands,the transmission and distribution networkwould soon become a hopeless tangle. A striking metaphor could be drawnabout this situation, in which the transmis-sions main high-voltage would become theexp
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