kilowatthour

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As Safe As Houses 2009

Under the terms of the St. Lawrence Agreement of 1941, in conjunction with the seaway, we can generate electrical energy at a cost at the plant of 2 mills per kilowatthour.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

Under the joint power scheme, which excludes immediate construction of the Seaway, we could produce electrical energy for three mills per kilowatthour.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

In 1928, we sold power to farmers at 5.18 cents per kilowatthour.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

The farmer today pays an average of 1.87 cents per kilowatthour compared with 2.52 cents in 1938 - a decrease over the 13 years of 26.7 percent.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

Our steam experts have estimated that dependable power from an equivalent steam plant for the production of 6 billion 300 million kilowatthours per year would cost 7-1/4 mills per kilowatthour.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

Now the average rate is 1.85 cents per kilowatthour.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

Of this total cost, the fuel cost alone is estimated at 3.6 mills per kilowatthour which would require a purchase of 2,680,000 tons of coal annually at a cost of $22,700,000, which under today's conditions would come from the United States.

The Case for the St. Lawrence Power Project 1951

In other words, the St. Lawrence River project would, if completed, give us power at some 5.1 mills less per kilowatthour than steam units-or at about one third the price of steam,

Your Hydro Chairman Reports 1949

On present estimates, the cost of power delivered at the power site on the St. Lawrence would be 2.6 mills per kilowatthour at 80 per cent load factor.

Your Hydro Chairman Reports 1949