considerable transmission of power was that effected in 1892—93, between
Hdllsjon power-station and the Grangesberg mines. The power transmitted
amounted to 300 h. p., the tension being 9 000 volts, and the distance 14
kilometers. During the following ten years, a great number of similar
undertakings were started, chiefly for mining and factory service.
At the same time, in a good number of towns and other populous places,
local central stations were erected, chiefly for lighting purposes; in some
cases they were driven by water-power, though more generally by steam-
The first municipal steam central station in Stockholm city was erected
in 1891—92. (It may be mentioned as a curiosity that Hambsand was
the first town in Europe to establish — in 1885 -A- an electric generating
plant for street lighting.)
Power Station, Trollhdttan.
Finally, during the last ten years, a large number of power plants
have been established, which distribute energy over wide areas of the
country to a number of industries and communes, and from whose chief
mains secondary supply-lines radiate for the purpose of local distribution,
for the lighting of houses, for smaller industrial undertakings, agriculture,
etc. The most important plant of this kind is that at the Trolllidtte
falls, which is State-owned and has a total capacity of about 83 000
h. p. In Skane and the neighbouring parts, Sydsvenska kraftaktie-
bolaget distributes energy over a wide area (including the larger towns).
In Blekinge and east Skane there is a large power-distributing enterprise,
Hemsjo kraftaktiebolag, and in Vastergotland there are two, both
T able 98. Some more Prominent Plants, distributing Electric Energy over
Long-Distance Lines.
H. p. generated Transmission
Water Steam voltage j
Porjus kraftvcrk (owned by the State)-1 .................... ... 50 000 80 000
Sikfors kraftaktiebolag.................................................... 5 000 _I 40 000 I
Finnforsens kraftverk (Skellefte§. c i t y ) ........................ 9 400 I s tS a 35 000
KlabbSle kraftverk (UmeS. city) . . ............................ 4 525 1 — '6 000
Forsse fabrik och kra ftsta tio n ........................................ 9150 — 40 000
Wii elektriska aktiebolag ................................................ 3 300 _1 20000
Adolf Ungers industriaktiebolag.................................... 4000 _ 40 000
Bergvik och Ala nya aktiebolag....................... 2100 1000 7 000
Horndals jarnverksaktiebolag........................................ 8 000 — - 20 000
Vasterdalalfvens kraftaktiebolag.................................... 19 200 50 000 I
Aktiebolaget Lndvika b ru k s a g a re ................................ 2 870 500 10 000
Alvkarleby kraftverk (owned by the State)1 ................ 56 250 —. 70 000
Untra kraftverk (Stockholm bity)1 ................................ 37 000 ■ H 1 100 000 !
Vartans kraftverk (Stockholm city) . . . . . . . . _ 40 000 6 000 !
Virsbo—Rainnas kraftaktiebolag............................ 3 045 _ • 33 000 1
Guldsmedshytte aktiebolag................................ 6 750 650 33 000 I
Orebro elektriska aktiebolag................h. ....................... 3100 H EM 40 000
Kraftaktiebolaget Gullsp&ng—Munkfors........................ 16 950 _ 40 000 !
Aktiebolaget Knutsbro kraftstation . . . . . . 3 420 " __ 40 000
Skarblacka aktiebolag........................ 4 200 _ 1 15 000 I
Trollhatte kraftverk (owned by the State).................... 82 700 _ .50.000 1
Yngeredsfors kraftaktiebolag . . . . 8 500 7750 40 000 1
Bor§is stads elektricitetsverk2 7100 . 1800 33 000
Stenkvill—Klinte kraftaktiebolag . . 3 000 30 000
Sydsvenska kraftaktiebolaget . . 27 000 7 000 40000
Hemsjo kraftaktiebolag................................
8 500 3 700 40 000 I
1 Under construction. — 2 Partly under construction.
of considerable importance, namely, Kraftaktiebolag et Gullspâng-Munk-
fors and Yngereds kraftaktiebolag. In Table 98 are assembled more de