The demands upon the Lake Coleridge power supply are now /increasing steadily, and last week the maximum load generated at the power house was 20,370 kilowatts, or 210 kilowatts in excess of the maximum load in the previous week. At the Addington substation the maximum load was 14,340 kilowatts, an increase of 220 kilowatts compared with the previous week. In both instances the maximum loads occurred early on Friday evening. The lake level last week was 1662.75 feet, which was the same as in the previous week, and the average inflow from the Harper River was 510.5 cusecs.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18465, 17 May 1928, Page 14
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