BAY POWER BOARD

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 110, 16 November 1938, Page 4

BAY POWER BOARD

HALF-YEARLY REPORT

MONTHLY MEETING , ENGINEER’S REPORT • The following report was submitted by Mr. J. I), bicker, engineer-manag-er, at the monthly meeting ..of the Buy o.l; Plenty Electric Power Board; — Line Elrectiou. 2 miles 61.6 chains of 11,000 volt lines. - 1 mile 75-3 chains of -100 volt on 11,000 volt lines. 50.24 chains of 400 volt lines. Also erected 4 transformer structures complete with 2 lQ'kv.a. and 2 15 k.v.a.a transformers. ...!

Maimwahe: , House wiring is progressing and to date 16 houses have been given supply, which leaves 18 houses still to complete. The special cable and fittings lias come: to hand for the dairy, installations, anti it is hoped a start will lie made on these early in November. Consumers’ Service Lines: 27 now consumers’ service lines totalling 170.64 route chains of lino erected. Also one of 10.75 chains altered. Line Maintenance: Tree cutting where required. 1-1 defective .11',000 volt insulators, 1 transformer bushing, and 5 400 volt cutouts were replaced. 1 10 k-v.a. transformer failed and was replaced. Advantage Was taken of the P.Wvl). shutdown on thy 30th. Oct. to u-encw a damaged

section ,of 11,000 volt lipe on Paerata branch linp. Earth testing on' the Whnkat’ane area, is completed. Consumers Connectod to ,31st. October 1938 (during the past month) : Ranges 5 k.w. and over, 7 new connections, 2 re-connections, 2 dis-eon-nections, 571 total to elite, 536 total corresponding period 1937. Ranges 2 k.w. up to 5 k.w- 0,0, 0, 75, GG. Total ranges 7, 646, 602. Motors (excluding milking apd bulk supply) 3, 0,0, 157, 130. Shops and offices 0, (),. 0, 231, 228. Houses 2-1, 9, 8-, 1671/ 15-15. Pumps'9, 1,1, 407, 3G9. Hairy water heaters 2,2, 4, 543, 533. Doemstie water heaters 5,2, 4, 640, 594. Total water heaters 7, -1, 8, 1183, 1127. Milking plants 3,2, 2, G3B, 618. Separator motors 0,1, 0, 353, 337. Total consumers 26, 5,6, 1887, 1779. Total connected load k.w. 8549 k.w., 8073 k-w! Power Cost Analysis: A comparison schedule for the quarter ending 30th September 1938 and the corresponding period of the previous year as .follows: Sale of Electricity (1937) £IOB3O 6s lid, (1938) W.C11.883 10s Gd, increase 01053 3s 7d. Units sold 2,461,857, 2,,629,721. 167,864. Units purchased 2,813,550, 3.023,470, 203,92(). Revenue per 'unit sold 1.056 d, 1.05 d. Power cost per unit purchased .302 d, w .273 d. Power cost per unit sold .345 d, w .309 d. Total cost of power purchased £3544 15s, w £3874 8s 4d, w £329 13s -Id. Load factor 81.2 per cent., w 77.63 per cent. Percentage non-pro-ductive units 12-5, 11.6. Maximum peak load I ; J§4 k.w. 1638 k.v.a.a. d 1998 kw. 2088 k.v.a.a, w 450. Perj , . i-

eentage power cost to revenue 32.7, w 32.0. Cbnnectcd load in lc.w. 7985 lc.w., 84G9 k-w., 484 k.w. w Includes Wliakatane figures for September quarter.

P.AV.D. Supply.: During the month there were two shut-downs over the whole syste mtotalling 2 hours 41 minutes. One of 2 hours 39 minutes, being by arrangement.

3lr. Dicker also reported ns follows: 1 have pleasure in submitting the following report and attached statement of power fund expenditure and revenue, and capital expenditure covering the hoard’s operations for the half yhrir ending 30th. September, loss Financial Results: During the ahove period the hoard’s- undertaking lias continued to develop and the increasing demands for eleetlic supply throughout the district have resulted in an appreciable increase in the electricity revpmie. The pbsition is summarised in the following table. Electricity revenue half year (1937) £21'343 2s Gd (1938) *£22959' 18s 9d, (increase) £IGIG IGs 3d. Working costs (less interest aiul sinking lund) £13004 Is lOd, £14602 13s 7d, £1658 11s’9<1. Units sold 4.820,-119, *5,627,534. 807,115. Cbnnectcd load 7935 k. w.. *11384 k.w., 3399 k.w. Cost of power £7083 10s, £7809 2s 9d, £725 12s 9d. .Maxiinuin 1638 k.v.a., 1836 k.v.a.a, 198 k.v.a.a Peak load 1635 k.v.a.a, *2OBB k.v.a.a, 453 k.v-a.a * Includes Wliakatane Borough Council for September quarter. The turnover in the .trading department has increased by approximately £4OO as compared with the corresponding half year for 19’37 ; lint 1 regret to report that due to increased costs of materials, labour and transport, the profit for the half year is practically nil. .\s it has been the policy, of the Board, in the past, to return to consumers a portion of the profits from this department by way of certain concessions in servicing charges, L would respectfully recommend that tin- hoard review the existing nominal charges us a. partial means of adjusting the position. Capital Outlay: The capital expenditure for the half year totalling £5575 13s lid represents the major portion of tiie works authorised in the estimate for the* year. 1 bis amount includes a large percentage of the Mannwahe construction costs end iron) tin- total costs to date should not exceed the estimate. The total route miles of lines constructed for the period as follows: — 18 route chains 11,000 volt cable. 16 miles 28 chains 11.000 volt lines. 3 miles 32 chains 400 volt on 11.000 volt lines. 30.76 (.-sains 400 volt lines. 16 transformers totalling 395 k.v.a. capacity erected. 5 transformers totalling 840 k.v.a.a capacity erected. 3 transformers totalling 395 k.v.a.a capacity dismantled. Also 1.38 consumers’ service lines, totalling 7 miles 75 chains of lines erected. .Maintenance: Due to, the heavy construction programme as set out ahnve. only essential maintenance and repair work has been carried out.