Show italy makes good use of vast water power one after another the great waterfalls of the alps and apennines have been placed in subjugation by italy their water guided into huge high pressure conduits and forced to turn glant giant turbines writes henry kit norton in worlds work before the world war these turbines were already producing two billion kilowatt hours per year during the war because of the shortage of coal rind ind the need cepl for power this capacity was increased by another billion kilowatts after the post postwar turbulence find settled down into the fascist regime a new impetus was given to electa elect 1 development and by the end of 26 the actual consumption had reached kilowatt hours per annum since then it has continued to mount more than of italis 9 communes are now supplied with electrical energy the per capita consumption runs close to kilowatt hours As was to be expected under the circumstances by far the greater portion of italis electrical energy Is used in turning the wheels of her factories lighting Is a secondary consideration sixty per cent of italis electrical energy is used for motor power 15 per cent tor for light and hent 14 per cent in the metallurgical and chemical industries dus tries and the remaining 11 per cent for the clec trifled railways |