Central-station Electric Service: Its Commercial Development and Economic Significance as Set Forth in the Public Addresses (1897-1914) of Samuel Insull ...Priv. Print., 1915 - 495 pages |
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alternating current ANNUAL LOAD FACTOR average Boston Byllesby capital cent centers centers of population central station central-station business central-station companies Chicago City Railway class of business coal Commonwealth Edison Company company sections connection cost curve distribution system district diversity factor dollar dynamo economical Edison Electric Electric Company Electric Light Association ELECTRIC SERVICE electric-lighting electrical energy electrical engineering electrification figures freight greater horse-power Illinois incandescent income industry Insull interest investment kilowatt-hours kilowatts lamps large cities light and power light-and-power lines LOAD DIAGRAM manufacturing maximum load Menlo Park monopoly National Electric Light obtained operating output Pearl Street station plants population possible production question rates regulation result S. Z. DE FERRANTI Samuel Insull saving selling price steam railroads street railways Street station substations supply territory thing tion towns transmission units York
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