SHORT OF POWER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 22 May 1941, Page 7

SHORT OF POWER

C A NAD A\S EXPERIENCE DEMAND FROM WAR INDUSTRIES Ottawa, Mar. 8. "But for the continuation of daylight saving in the principal centres of cen- j tral Canada this winter, there would have been a considerable shortage of power.” said the Hon. C. D. Howe. 1 Canadian Minister of Munitions and | Supply, in reviewing the efforts of Ins Department to provide sufficient power for war industries. "The winter peak has been passed. The power needs of industry have been met without restriction but the margin of surplus power, particularly in certain regions, has been nn rrow.” The commencement of operations at various new war plants has necessitated negotiations with the power companies over the terms and price of power for these industries. These have been, and are being settled satisfactorily by negotiation between the Power Controller and the power companies. "It is a tribute to the industry that the Controller has not been called upon to issue any orders," the Minister's statement said. Additional inter-connecting arrangements have also been completed in order to provide n*iore flexibility in the supply, and to assure that power would be available in the areas where it is required. Following the arrangement for the replacement of electric boilers by steam boilers in industrial plants in order to release more power to industry, a large amount of power has already been released by this means for war purposes, and more is continually being made available. The power companies and the Controller are in continued collaboration looking towards the increased generation of power. By these various means there is assured an additional supply of many hundreds of thousands of additional horsepower to meet next year’s peak load; but the official statement nonetheless points out that next winter it maybe necessary to employ further measures restricting power consumption in ordei to have abundant energy for the war industries.