Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-01
JUICE APLENTY
For Patrons of Central
Maine Power Co,
Plans Near Fruitien for improved
Electric lighting for Augusta and
Surrounding Towns - New Oistri-
butinq Station Now Being Con.
structed on East Side

Surrounding Towns - New Otstff
butins Station Now Being Con.
structed on East Side
Improved electric lighting and
power service for the Augusta Dis
trict and surrounding towns and in
surance' against interruptions is
provided for in the plans, Of the Cen
trail Maine Power company. This
company has just sold its power sta
ton. known as "Kennebec No. .,
located at the east end of the Au-
gusta dam, to the Cushnoc Paper
company and has purchased the
property Of the H. Fl. Harvey COM
pany at the corner Of Bangor and
Locke streets. a new distributing
station is under construction by the
company at that point.
The old power station. which was
built by the Kennebec Light and
Heat company, was originally COM
bination hydro-electric and steam
station for the general distribution
of the electrical energy used in Au-
gusta and the surrounding territory.
But the increase in the amount Of
current called for in this section has
been so great that the amount OF
power generated from this station is
no longer worth considering. The
Cushnoc Paper company and Ed
wards Manufacturing company are
today using practically all the power
made from the Augusta dam. Tht
close proximity of the Central Maine
Power company's steam reserve
plant at Farmingdale made unneces-
sary the continuation of the steam
feature of the Augusta station.
Therefore. it has practically been
only a distributing station for some
time.
The property purchased by the c.
NJ. p. Co. for this new distributing
station, extends from Bangor street
to the Maine Central railroad tracks.
The company plans to move some of
the wooden buildings now on it, to
the lower end >of the lot and use
them for storage purposes and the
remainder of them will be torn
down.
Concrete foundations for the new
distributing station are already un-
der construction and should <be fin
ished this week. As soon as they
are done, a wooden structure to tenn
porarily house the electrical appar-
atus will be put upon these founda-
tions. The new building. Of light
brick, with green tile roof, will be
built around this temporary wooden
structure and when it is finished suf
ficiently, the woodwork inside will
! be torn out. In this way the appar-
! atus and men will be protected from
ing completed. yet will not have to
move when it is done.
The new building will be a re-
duced facsimile of the company's
new powerhouse at Skowhegan. Its
equipment will be of the most mod
ern type to give the best possible
service to Augusta. HalloweH and
the territory it will serve. This sta
ton will be supplied with electric
energy for distribution, by four
IS ,O00-volt high tension circuits, CIV
/ ing the company's customers in this
territory four distinct sources Of
supply in case of emergencies.
A fifth source of supply is under
contemplation by the company in
the building of a new line direct
from the. Farmingdale steam re-
serve station. This would be heavy
copper circuit carrying electricity at
low voltage and would give custom
ers the benefit of the 10000 horse
power available at the Farnningdale
plant at any time it might be needed.
The new arrangement is already
proving advantageous to all con-
| cerned. The c. N. P. Co. moved its
electrical equipment out OF the old
powerhouse and putt it temporarily
under canvas on the newly acquired
property. The Cushnoc Paper COM
pany, desperately pushed for room,
; Immediately moved machinery into
the CID building and is VOW using it
as q pulp crushing room. This COM
pany has made con-tac. with the
Central Maine Power company for
5000 horsepower in addition to the
power il is already using.