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Show WASHINGTON NOTES Two big hydroeletric generators genera-tors built for Shasta Dam in California Cal-ifornia will be transfered to the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State to meet pressing power demands de-mands for war production and war industries. This move is part of the program of the Department Depart-ment of the Interior and Bereau of Reclaimation for the maximum maxim-um utilization of their power facilities for the war. Installation of these two 75, 000-kilowatt generators in the Grand Coulee Dam power plant will give a net gain to the war program of 125,000,000 pounds of alumnum, it was reported to Mr. Ickes. "They will go into action before winter turning out power for Pacific Northwest war factories fac-tories instead of standing by for the completion of Shasta Dam power house in the winter of 1943-44." The move will have no effect on the plans for power generation at Shasta Dam for Northern California Cali-fornia war industry, where a shortage of electrical energy is almost as acute as in the Pacific Northwest. Shasta Dam's power house will be fully equipped with five 75,000-kilowatt generators as soon as possble. work is being rushed by the manufacturer on the three generators on order but not yet delivered. They are expected ex-pected to be installed and operating operat-ing by the end of next year. |