Gas
fired
diesels
generate
power
for
Print
George
region
AT
PRINCE
GEORGE
HYDRO
AUTHORITY
DC
Hydro
has
launched
a
major
construction
program
to
meet
peak
power
demands
In
Prince
George
this
winter
and
to
lay
the
foundation
for
an
ex
extensive
¬
tensive
new
power
network
to
serve
the
city
In
future
years
A
new
6000
kilowatt
capacity
generating
set
Is
scheduled
for
operation
at
the
Prince
George
powerplant
before
the
December
peak
load
Is
reached
Three
1000
-
kilowatt
gen
generators
¬
erators
mounted
on
rail
cars
are
due
for
delivery
to
the
station
as
supplementary
power
supply
sources
This
will
bring
to
32
000
kilowatts
the
local
power
producing
capacity
The
new
Patricia
substation
near
the
corner
of
Ellison
and
Yew
is
due
for
operation
by
the
end
of
November
This
station
linked
with
existing
power
delivery
facilities
by
a
two
mile
transmission
line
crossing
the
Fraser
River
Just
downstream
from
the
new
bridge
will
provide
a
second
power
dis
distribution
¬
tribution
centre
for
the
city
this
winter
It
will
assume
major
Im
Importance
¬
portance
as
a
distribution
ter
terminal
¬
minal
for
growing
city
needs
starting
next
fall
when
hydro
BIG
BOOST
power
Is
available
over
the
ne
Bridge
River
-
Prince
George
transmission
line
Placing
the
new
Patricia
sub
substation
¬
station
In
partial
service
this
winter
will
relieve
heavy
loading
on
four
existing
power
circuits
extending
from
Prince
George
powerhouse
Into
the
city
across
the
old
Fraser
River
bridge
The
250
-
mile
power
trans
transmission
¬
mission
line
extending
north
to
Prince
George
from
the
Bridge
River
generating
facilities
will
terminate
at
Prince
George
main
substation
a
major
power
receiving
terminal
under
con
construction
¬
struction
In
the
Plnevlew
area
three
miles
east
of
the
airport
Here
power
will
be
trans
transformed
¬
formed
from
230000
volts
and
fed
Into
lower
voltage
lines
for
delivery
Into
the
city
BC
Hydro
engineers
are
studying
alternative
means
of
delivering
the
southern
hydro
power
Into
the
city
Plans
are
not
firmly
committed
or
approved
but
It
Is
likely
60000
volt
transmission
fac
facilities
¬
ilities
will
extend
from
the
main
power
receiving
terminal
over
two
routes
one
entering
the
city
on
the
southeast
side
and
term
terminating
¬
inating
at
Patricia
substation
the
other
terminating
at
trans
Heart
of
Central
Interior
power
distribution
system
litizen
staff
photo
Output
increased
to
meet
peak
loads
former
facilities
at
the
Prince
George
generating
station
Gas
-
dlesel
generating
equipment
at
the
Prince
George
powerhouse
will
be
held
on
standby
duty
after
the
hydro
pow
standby
duty
after
the
hydro
power
Is
available
next
fall
It
may
be
removed
from
service
entirely
when
Peace
River
power
becomes
available
In
Prince
George
scheduled
for
1968
By
next
spring
BC
Hydro
is
due
to
complete
a
60000
volt
powerllne
across
the
Fraser
to
the
site
of
the
new
pulp
mill
This
line
will
operate
initially
at
12000
volts
to
provide
con
construction
¬
struction
power
It
will
be
converted
to
60000
volt
oper
operation
¬
ation
and
Joined
by
a
second
60000
volt
circuit
across
the
river
when
the
mill
Is
ready
for
operation
In
1965
Although
further
extension
to
power
transmission
and
distri
distribution
¬
bution
facilities
depend
entirely
on
load
growth
in
the
Prince
George
area
Hydro
planners
vis
visualize
¬
ualize
the
ultimate
need
of
a
high
voltago
power
ring
around
the
area
This
ring
would
form
a
loop
around
the
city
Interconnecting
all
power
facilities
and
providing
a
high
degree
of
flexibility
of
service
Hard
to
keep
pace
with
area
growth
A
rising
demand
for
electrical
energy
is
an
excellent
yardstick
for
measuring
growth
in
any
region
As
goes
the
community
so
go
the
fortunes
of
the
local
electric
utility
A
search
through
recent
rec
records
¬
ords
by
BC
Hydros
district
manager
WA
Bill
Best
reveal
revealed
¬
ed
tremendous
growth
In
the
Prince
George
area
Number
of
electrical
custom
customers
¬
ers
served
in
Prince
George
has
Jumped
over
50
per
cent
since
the
end
of
1959
from
5300
to
8100
coustomers
BIG
BOOST
Even
greater
growth
has
been
recorded
in
power
consumption
which
has
more
than
doubled
since
March
1959
a
boost
from
32
million
kilowatt
hours
to
77
million
kilowatt
hours
the
estimated
sales
by
the
end
of
BC
Hydros
present
fiscal
year
next
March
Investment
in
electrical
facil
facilities
¬
ities
to
meet
rising
demands
has
resulted
In
the
value
of
the
Prince
George
electrical
sys
system
¬
tem
rising
from
11
million
In
1956
to
over
8
million
today
Value
of
electrical
facilities
has
increased
56
per
cent
from
4t
million
figure
In
1959
When
BC
Power
Commission
first
took
over
service
to
the
Prince
George
area
In
1956
power
generating
equipment
had
a
peak
production
capacity
of
4600
kilowatts
and
about
45
miles
of
power
distribution
circuits
over
which
power
was
deliver
delivered
¬
ed
to
customers
By
comparison
the
generating
plant
In
the
city
will
have
a
power
producing
capacity
of
over
30000
kilowatts
this
winter
and
the
power
delivery
system
has
been
extended
to
a
total
of
350
miles
TO
BE
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Best
told
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Citizen
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to
date
has
been
ex
excellent
¬
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but
will
likely
to
vast
vastly
¬
ly
overshadowed
by
predicted
future
power
demands
He
said
the
operation
of
Prince
George
Pulp
and
Paper
Ltd
across
the
Fraser
from
the
city
are
expected
to
have
a
power
demand
of
about
20000
kilowatts
early
in
1966
a
tremendous
extra
demand
when
it
is
con
considered
¬
sidered
that
all
homes
business
and
Industry
In
the
area
will
have
a
peak
demand
of
Just
under
30000
kw
this
winter
Additional
significant
power
loads
will
be
added
In
the
next
few
years
as
the
BC
Hydro
extends
power
facilities
In
all
directions
to
bring
a
cheap
and
efficient
form
of
energy
to
dozens
of
sawmills
Mr
Best
added
that
value
of
new
general
construction
in
Prince
George
this
year
could
well
equal
or
exceed
the
record
set
in
1958
NEW
LINES
City
to
be
distribution
centre
Wlille
giant
power
devel
developments
¬
opments
sometimes
seem
distant
and
remote
from
Prince
George
this
city
which
will
emerge
as
an
Important
power
hub
over
the
next
decade
Today
the
citys
role
In
the
provincial
power
picture
Is
one
of
taking
care
of
its
own
needs
and
sharing
production
of
its
gas
dlesel
generating
plant
with
Vanderhoof
and
Fort
St
James
In
future
years
Prince
George
will
be
a
vital
power
distribu
distribution
¬
tion
center
the
heart
ofapower
line
network
extending
many
miles
In
all
directions
making
electric
energy
available
to
help
forest
and
mineral
resources
SOUTHERN
LINK
Backbone
of
the
Initial
stage
of
the
new
power
network
Is
the
230000
volt
powerllne
now
under
construction
to
Prince
George
from
BC
Hydros
Bridge
River
generating
facilities
near
Lillooet
This
will
link
the
Prince
George
area
with
Hydros
Lower
Mainland
power
network
When
completed
next
fall
to
the
Prince
George
main
sub
substation
¬
station
under
construction
In
the
Plnevlew
area
about
three
miles
east
of
the
airport
the
new
line
will
make
abundant
hydro
power
available
to
the
Prince
George
area
for
the
first
time
SC
Burnell
manager
of
BC
Hydros
Central
Interior
regional
operations
said
the
new
trans
transmission
¬
mission
line
will
make
many
times
more
power
available
In
Prince
George
enough
to
meet
demands
of
the
new
operations
of
the
Prince
George
Pulp
and
Paper
Ltd
and
any
major
new
Industrial
load
that
can
be
fore
foreseen
¬
seen
at
present
Mr
Burnell
said
the
line
will
also
permit
extensions
of
lower
voltage
powerllnes
In
every
dir
direction
¬
ection
to
serve
resource
In
Industries
¬
dustries
NEW
LINES
One
such
extension
planned
for
early
construction
Is
a
high
tension
powerllne
to
be
built
from
Prince
George
north
past
Summit
Lake
A
second
high
tension
power
circuit
will
connect
with
the
new
Summit
Lake
line
near
Willow
River
and
extend
eastward
to
Upper
Fraser
Mills
Our
future
plans
Mr
Burnell
said
Include
further
transmission
line
extensions
to
areas
north
and
east
of
Prince
George
Existing
power
transmission
ties
west
to
Vanderhoof
will
be
strengthened
Depending
on
load
growth
In
the
Bulkley
Valley
and
Terrace
area
It
Is
expected
transmission
facilities
will
extend
farther
west
and
may
ultimately
hook
up
with
the
power
facilities
at
Terrace
Kltlmat
and
Prince
Rupert
MAJOR
CENTRE
In
1968
when
power
from
the
Peace
River
is
scheduled
to
be
fed
into
the
provincial
electrical
network
Prince
George
will
be
the
major
power
distribution
centre
for
most
of
the
provinces
Central
Interior
Peace
power
to
be
transmitted
south
at
about
500000
volts
Is
to
be
delivered
to
Prince
George
substation
and
here
transformed
to
lower
voltages
for
delivery
throughout
the
Central
Interior
and
Cariboo
The
Initial
northward
flow
of
power
Into
the
Prince
George
area
over
the
230000
volt
Bridge
Rlver
Prlnce
George
line
will
then
be
reversed
Peace
power
received
at
the
Prince
George
main
substation
will
begin
flowing
south
over
this
line
to
serve
the
Quesnel
and
William
Lake
districts
CUT
CONTROL
Significant
progress
has
been
made
in
implementing
a
prov
ince
wiJe
sustalned
yeld
pro
program
¬
gram
In
1962
56675000
acres
of
productive
forest
mature
and
Immature
land
with
a
total
annual
allowable
cut
of
870
067000
cubic
feet
was
under
regulation
of
cut
or
65
per
cent
of
the
total
provincial
cut
The
cut
from
80
sustained
yield
units
was
527054000
cu
blc
feet
and
from
38
tree
farm
licences
33705a000
cubic
feet
Rural
extensions
planned
More
than
a
hundred
new
cus
customers
¬
tomers
including
two
sawmills
will
be
tied
Into
Prince
George
power
distribution
facilities
this
fall
by
eight
rural
power
ex
extension
¬
tension
projects
by
BC
Hydro
Now
In
service
is
a
new
55
mile
powerllne
extending
to
15
new
customers
In
the
Buckhorn
Lake
area
southeast
of
the
city
and
a
30
mile
extension
toseivo
11
homes
In
the
Foieman
Flats
area
A
30
mile
extension
to
seive
nine
homos
In
the
Noitli
Nechakci
aiea
is
dm
for
completion
this
fall
along
with
an
80
nillo
ills
tilbiitlou
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extension
to
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By
the
end
of
November
45
miles
of
new
distribution
line
are
scheduled
for
service
to
make
power
available
to
13
residences
and
the
Flchtner
Lumber
Co
In
the
Otway
area
Also
due
for
completion
In
November
Is
an
eight
mile
ex
extension
¬
tension
from
a
new
substation
on
the
Vandeihoof
highway
Into
Isle
Piuire
to
meet
powei
de
demands
¬
mands
of
20
residential
cus
customers
¬
tomers
and
the
Meridian
Forest
Products
sawmill
Const
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net
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also
Is
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for
completion
by
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end
of
year
on
a
20
mile
extension
to
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11
homes
In
the
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a
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using
a
high
current
and
low
voltage
or
low
current
and
high
voltage
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latter
case
is
used
for
transmission
pur
purposes
¬
poses
because
the
amount
of
power
lost
Is
dependent
on
the
current
squared
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lengthofatransmlsslon
line
is
limited
because
a
loss
of
voltage
is
expei
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be
between
¬
tween
the
generation
point
and
the
utilization
point
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transmission
lines
are
being
built
using
alter
alternating
¬
nating
curient
and
direct
cur
current
¬
rent
voltages
of
over
500000
volts
wheie
large
amounts
of
power
have
to
be
trans
transmitted
¬
mitted
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higher
the
voltage
the
lower
the
line
losses
but
there
aie
practical
limits
to
which
voltage
can
be
raised
Techniques
are
now
being
studied
to
nuke
use
of
voltages
up
to
one
million
Prince
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is
the
administrative
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Central
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of
the
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regions
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Burnell
regional
manager
and
his
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of
15
located
in
the
Spruce
Capital
Building
on
Third
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res
responsible
¬
ponsible
for
owrall
management
of
ihht
operations
in
the
vast
area
bounded
by
Cache
Creek
on
the
south
Fort
Nelson
on
the
north
including
the
JVace
Hiwr
country
and
communities
along
Highway
1G
betwwn
Prince
lieorge
and
Terrace
C
Hydro
has
a
staff
of
handling
operations
in
the
Prinee
eorge
district
largest
ol
a
dozen
districts
in
the
Central
Interior
region
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