Natural resources of Quebec

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Identifikator:: 1796289558

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-181093

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Natural resources of Quebec

Edition:: Rev. ed.

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Natural resources intelligence service

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 132 p; illus., maps

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VI. Water powers

Collection:: Economics Books

NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC Developed Water-powers.—As has already been stated, approxi- mately 2,380,000 horse-power or approximately 45 per cent of the entire development for Canada has been installed in the province of Quebec. Water-power installation has naturally been most extensive for the supply of existing centres of population and industry although of recent years new industries having large power requirements have been established as close to water-power sites as considerations affecting raw materials, transportation, etc., would permit with the result that new communities and towns have been established quite removed from existing centres of population. Almost invariably, however, a new water-power develop- ment of magnitude undertaken for some specific industry is quickly tied in to existing transmission systems, often involving the construction of a long transmission line, so that it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between the plants that are constructed primarily for industrial purpose and those originally installed for the general purpose distribution of electrical energy. Again, where development and utilization was formerly confined to certain specific districts, nowadays, the interconnection bet- ween districts is so widespread that it is less easy to analyse the electrical situation by districts, nevertheless, as some such subdivision is desirable, an effort has been made to outline the situation in the various more or less well defined areas. Montreal District.—Montreal and district draws power from a aumber of developments. The Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consoli- dated owns and operates four plants, three of which are on the St. Law- rence, at Cedar rapids, Lachine rapids and Soulanges canal, and the fourth on the Richelieu river at Chambly, the aggregate installation being 251,000 horse-power. The Canadian Light and Power Company has a 30,000 horse-power development on the Beauharnois canal and the power supply is still further contributed to from Shawinigan Falls. Quebec District.—Quebec city and district including Lévis is served by the Quebec Power Company which draws power from two develop- ments on the Montmorency river and one each on the Jacques Cartier, Ste. Anne de Beaupré and Chaudiére rivers, aggregating 36,600 horse- power in addition to which Quebec also receives power from the St. Maurice river district and the Saguenay river. Eastern Townships.—The Eastern Townships are particularly well supplied with hydro-electricity. The Southern Canada Power Company has an extensive transmission system distributing power from develop- ments aggregating 59,000 horse-power on the St. Francois, Magog, Yamaska and Eaton rivers, as well, power is purchased from the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated and Shawinigan Water and Power Company. [n addition to this, power is produced on the first two rivers for transmis-

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