Show the december power shortage in spits spite or of the wolf cry by rural administrator claud that there was vas going to bo be a critical power shortage in the united states during the peak month of december 1947 tile greatest power demand in fit history lil story was successfully met by the electric power and light industry according f V the edison electrical institute instead of a critical shortage i it 1 I 1 II 11 I 1 hill 1111 ull ah ako tko U 1 la 91 ot ol a 5 pul cull cent native capability on oil tile the part of the tha power compili riles ales during the peak demand american homes and peacetime industries are aie utilizing more electrical energy than the drain of the wartime war time boom since the electrical industry has almost exactly doubled its electrical production the area served by the local power company is no exception homes served by the telluride power company has steadily n creased the use of power many times arid and the steady commercial expansion in tills this area has be conic a big factor there have been shortages in hundreds ot of critical items in the past tow few years ranging from bobby pins and deap diapers ers to automobiles anil and industrial equipment yet the power potter companies under private enterprise have been able to deliver the goods with a fall fair margin of reserve granted at times brief power shut offs or fluctuations in voltage have occurred but these were mostly the result of equip anut tint that was vas inar lied for foi replacement but be replaced until the bottolene bot bottlenecks tlene lis in other industries could be removed tile the local power company has kept abreast or of wo increased demand arid and by participation in tile northwest power pool Is always assured of an ample reserve of electrical energy in spite of the long distances it must cover coer with transmission lines all over oer the united states the power demand peak has been passed power demand will still be ba on oil tile the increase but industry can call now produce generating equipment faster than the demand growth |