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The article discusses the critical role of computers in controlling the systems of large electric power networks. The principles that govern the behavior of a power system is given. Electricity and voltage is also defined. The properties of a computer, that recommend it for power-control applications, and its function is provided. Three diagrams that show the trends in computer integration in the control of power systems are presented.

Examines the issue nuclear reactor safety and close proximity of nuclear plants to cities in the U.S. Public perception that the accumulation of immense amounts of radioactivity in the reactor core constitutes a potential threat; Role of the Atomic Energy Commission in promoting the development of nuclear power for peacetime benefits and in regulating the industrial deployment of nuclear power plants; Sequence of events leading to the change in philosophy of nuclear power risks; Recommendations on how to mitigate nuclear power risks.

Criticizes the U.S. Federal Power Commission for its failure to protect the public interest and asserts that it represents the outstanding example in the federal government of the breakdown of the administrative process. Discussion on how Joseph Swidler, the former counsel for TVA, demonstrated how the Commission had reorganized its staff and streamlined procedures; Overview of a meeting at The White House over the Pacific Power & Light Co.'s request for permission to issue stocks and bonds whose proceeds would be used for construction of a line between the federal Bonneville dam system in Oregon and the power scarce markets of California; Major accomplishment of the FPC on the electric power side.

Focuses on the views of Robert Isham Randolph, member of the United States Republican Party and a consulting engineer, on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act. Comment of Randolph regarding the act being a political and economic crime; Views that David Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan, directors of the board, prevented Arthur Morgan, another director of the board, to single handedly pursue the direction of TVA; Division of responsibilities of the directors; Charges of falsehood and misrepresentation made by Morgan; Clauses in the literature of the act to contest TVA's right to sell power; Opinion that power is the mainstay of the act with flood control, national defense and fertilizer being the peripherals; Question against TVA regarding utilization of dams to hold water before flood for generate power or used for preventing flood.

Suggests points for consideration in designing a national power policy in the U.S. Formulation of fair rates based on cost; Assertion on emphasizing public welfare above all else; Application of electric energy to social purposes; Duty of the government to address flood control, reclamation, changes in land use and prevention of soil erosion; Importance of water and soil conservation in national survival; Significance of public control of transmission systems; Contention on providing service at the lowest reasonable cost to consumers; Presentation of principles for effective administration of electric power.

Focuses on the oppositions to the national power policy in the United States. Reaction of engineering graduates on the private ownership of electric utilities; Refusal of engineering societies to participate from discussions of power; Preference for steam power than water power.

The collapse of the valuation and, holding-company rackets and the emergence of the small consumer as the arbiter of power policy are the high points in the current utility situation. Transportation rates are less. In this atmosphere of change, planning offers great possibilities for a public conscious of its power and responding to competent leadership. Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt has given constant testimony to his realization of the importance of the power issue as it affects the social and economic well-being of the people and has moved effectively to clean up abuses and initiated investigation into State regulation by a legislative commission.

Presents information on the political conditions in the world with emphasis on the U.S. Passive resistance of the people in Ruhr, Germany, to the French rule; Overview of the offer made by Germany to pay back the debt it owes to the Allies; Failure of the agrarian government in Bulgaria; Report that as a result of the repeal of the Mullan-Gage prohibition law in New York State, police in New York City will aid the federal authorities in preventing violations of the law only when they see illegal acts in the course of being committed; Implementation of the regulations of the Treasury Department regarding liquor on foreign ships entering the U.S.; Plans for development of electric power throughout the United States in one gigantic system; Questioning of the confiscation of German patents by the U.S.; Analysis of the post war economic conditions in Germany; Report that formal organizations have opened headquarters in California and Texas to promote automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, who wants the army and navy put to the "useful and constructive work" of stamping out the bootleggers, for the post of U.S. President; Improvement in the American public opinion regarding Turkey; Criticism of businessman Irving T. Bush regarding his statements on Russian political conditions; Appreciation of Governor Gifford Pinchot's efforts in bringing order into the government of Pennsylvania; Suggestion of U.S. Shipping Board Chairman, Albert D. Lasker, that about two hundred and fifty of the choicest ships in the government fleet should be operated by the Shipping Board on the eighteen or twenty most important routes, pending the time when private American ship-owners will buy these vessels; Suggestions given by the delegation of clergymen and laymen to U.S. President Warren Gamaliel Harding in behalf of the oppressed peoples of the Near East.

In the coming battle over the Atomic Energy Act one faces the Muscle Shoals issue of the 1920s on a grander scale. The Harding Administration never succeeded in giving away Muscle Shoals to private interests because George Norris, great Progressive Senator from Nebraska, stood in the way. The Muscle Shoals power plant in the Tennessee River, authorized for defense purposes during World War I, became the cornerstone of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which brought the U.S. a new era of widespread use of electricity at low rates. When the tests on the Atomic Energy Act come, one hopes that a new George Norris will arise, with the vision and courage to preserve atomic power as the first George Norris preserved Muscle Shoals.

The article explores the reasons behind the strong performance of the shares of electric power despite the inflation in the U.S. in 1954. It mentions that the most important factor that contributed to the trend was the sustained growth power that the electric utility industry has shown. According to the author, another contributor to the performance of electric power shares was the increased power production in the country.

The article looks at the plans of the government under the administration of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower for the federally operated electric power in the U.S. It notes that in creating policies for power, the Republicans are required to promote its widespread use at lower rates and give sales preference to public bodies. It also explains that the formulation of the policies will be handled by Interior Secretary Douglas McKay who has already expressed the need for policy enhancements.

The article reports on the strategy of Oklahoma's Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) for attracting industrial plants for the consumption of electric power produced at the Pensacola Dam in Oklahoma. GRDA is offering a package deal to industrial plants that includes cheap electric power, cheap steam, and low-cost sites. Several companies including National Gypsum Co. and Certainteed Products Corp. are developing plants in the area. GRDA is expecting a tremendous industrial growth in the area

The article cites the reasons behind the need to count kilowatts, using the figures of electric power output supplied by the Edison Electric Institute. A look at the output figures helps consumers to determine the performance of power and light companies, and to have an idea of the amount of general industrial and commercial activity of the economy. A long-term view of figures provides information on power output, consumption and the industry's characteristics, including its capacity to supply power and offer special rate concessions to users.

The article reports on the development of the coal industry in the U.S. It highlights the growth of Consolidated Coal Co. which became the leader of the coal industry under the chairmanship of George H. Love. It outlines the increasing demand for electrical power which will be significant for the coal industry.

Discusses the potential of underground lines that are refrigerated to be superconducting to address the rising demand for electricity in the U.S. Overview of the growing demand for electric power in the country; Distinction between electric transmission systems and electric distribution systems; Costs associated with underground electrical systems.

Reports on the renewed interest in geothermal power exploration as the pressure on energy resources arises in the U.S. Rate of development based on the production of electric power from steam fields; Source of the heat of many geothermal reservoirs; Outcome of explorations.

The article focuses on the development of fast breeder reactors and their applications. The reactor must be operated at a much higher power density than ordinary fission reactors are. It has a blanket that surrounds the core which consists of uranium 238 in stainless-steel tubes. The sodium coolant can be used at a fairly low pressure.

Considers the application of network analysis to power grids, computer networks, gas pipelines and other flow-handling systems to increase effectiveness and reliability and reduce costs. Importance of calculating the maximum flow between a source and a terminal in evaluating the performance of a network; Factors to consider in studying the reliability or the vulnerability of a system; Capability of network analysis to eliminate uneconomic diameter combinations.

Focuses on steam turbines. Percentage of the electric power generated in the world accounted to steam turbines as of 1969; Use of fossil fuel in running steam turbine in the U.S. and western Europe; Process involved in running steam turbine.

Provides information on the history of electric power obtained from nuclear fission in the U.S. Background on the creation of a nuclear power plant in San Onofre, California; Role of the Atomic Energy Commission in developing the national atomic energy program; Breakthrough of nuclear power into the commercial market in the period 1963 to 1967.

The article discusses the application of ball lightning in the control of thermonuclear reactions for the production of power. The ball lightning is like a luminous sphere which is as bright as fluorescent lamp and moves about along a conductor or an insulator and sometimes directly through the air. According to scientists, the way to control thermonuclear reactions is to confine plasma within some sort of magnetic bottle.

Focuses on various socio-political developments in the U.S. Information on public hearings to be conducted by Republican Senators Ralph E. Flanders and Arthur V. Watkins and Representative George H. Bender in more than twenty cities on the price situation; View that it is votes instead of price facts the gentlemen are seeking; Description of ways and means of conserving electric power to overcome California power shortage; Information on growing anti-Semitic demonstrations by avowed Fascists in London's East End; Creation of a new insulin compound which may be of value to diabetics; Victory of Franklin H. Lichtenwalter, speaker of the Pennsylvania house, in the Eighth Pennsylvania congressional District elections; Opinion of state attorney general Eugene F. Black on the Callahan Act, Michigan's thought-control law, which makes it a crime to advocate any policy that might benefit a foreign power; Information on food export policy of the U.S.

The article focuses on the development of nuclear power in Great Britain. On October 17, 1956, Queen Elizabeth II had officially opened the nuclear power station at Calder Hall. The Calder Hall was built essentially for the production of plutonium, and that electrical power is generated only as a by-product.

The article focuses on the increasing interest to harness the energy of nuclear fusion for controlled power. Electrical power is beginning to flow from the first nuclear fission plants. Fission power also presents a more immediate problem to the present power needs. It indicates that the problem of safe disposal of radioactive ashes and gases in the coming age of fission power will soon become staggering.

Discusses the main facts about the development of the Ontario system for electricity rates as compared to that of the state of New York under private ownership. Revolution of electrical securities in the U.S. and Canada; Importance of hydro-electric power; Construction of transmission lines for the distribution of electric power.

Discusses the position of presidential candidate, Edgar Hoover on problems concerning electric power resources in the United States. Commitment by Hoover to educate the public about the urgency of addressing the problems; Explanation of regulatory scheme proposed by Hoover for the sector; Prospects of public support for Hoover's vision.

The article profiles American inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison. It discusses his contributions to the light and power industry, his reputation as the world's greatest inventor, and his belief that time will come when mankind will draw electrical energy on a large scale directly from the sun. His views on the evolution of electrical invention and discovery are highlighted.

The article discusses the benefits of electric power to U.S. agriculture as of 1928. It cites the need to organize agriculture for it to employ machinery and power to do more farm work with less production cost. Washington has a rural population of around 65,000, 41,647 of which use electricity. According to a survey of rural electrification conducted by Edward C. Johnson, dean of agriculture at the State College of Washington, from 52.2% to 84.5% of farmers avail of electricity.

The article features Frank L. Dame, president of electric utility, the North American Co., and his role in the company's growth in the U.S. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and earned a degree in electric engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1889. The effectiveness of the management policies of the North American Co. under his presidency is discussed. Dame asserted that the exceptional use of electric power in the country is responsible for its world leadership.

The article recounts the business reasons why Arthur Webster Thompson was hired to become the president of the United Gas Improvement Company (UGI), a U.S. corporation with one of the few great holding companies that operate gas, electric light and power and street railway plants in 1926. It describes how Thompson fits into the UGI environment based on intangibles of character and personality and a simple policy of controlled ambition.

The article discusses various problems related to agriculture in the U.S. as of August 1926 including farm surplus, effect of population on farm surplus and the relation of power machinery and cost of production to farm surplus. It mentions the causes of farm surplus like the rapid increase in land area dedicated to certain crops, seasonal variation in yields of crops and the decrease in the horse population. It also cites how electric power can cut the cost of many farm operations.

The article focuses on fractional horse power motors. It mentions a small electric motor preserved by conglomerate General Electric Co. which is said to mark one point in the origin of the fractional horse power motor and the beginning of the application of small electric power units to practical use by people. It discusses the standardization of motor production, its various uses in post offices, homes and farms, and emergence of new applications amid business and industrial expansion.

The article explains the meaning of the term superpower in relation to electricity. It defines superpower as the use of the generating facilities of an interconnected electric system. It recalls conditions prior to the interconnection, economies resulting from the interconnection such as reduction in spare equipment investment and savings in operation costs and the benefits of superpower to the public. Also explored are the utilization of surplus power, extent of interconnections and charges.

This section offers editorial news briefs as of December 1925. The author agrees that the coal industry in America is the worst-managed sector. He argues about utility companies selling appliances using electric power and cites the advertisement of New York Edison Company showing costs of electricity required by various appliances including refrigerators, irons and toasters. The author suggests that managers should focus more on studying mass psychology, public opinion and investor preference.

The article describes how the industrial growth of Baltimore, Maryland has been stimulated by the broad policies and low power rates of the Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore. It details how the company's president, Herbert A. Wagner, consolidated the power supply in the area by closing down several inefficient plants. It discusses how the company's implementation of low electric power rates stabilized its own business and attracted a diversity of industries to the city.

The article indicates that electric power is the chief stimulant of industrial growth in the U.S. South, as it observes that cheap and adequate power has trebled the use of electricity in ten years in the period ended December 31, 1923. It asserts that electric power creates and enlarges the opportunities for workers to earn higher wages, improves living conditions, and adds comfort and convenience. The seven major power systems in the South, including Alabama Power Co., are also discussed.

The article discusses the rising demand for electric power and the high cost of public utility expansion in the U.S. It also discusses the impact of regulation, such as increase in rates, on efforts by power firms to accumulate funds for building facilities and buying capital equipment. Also discussed are the finances and operations of Consolidated Edison in New York City, increases in fuel costs, and the pressure on utilities and regulators by consumer advocates environmentalists.

Reports on the influence of foreign aid on Ethiopia's economy. Sources of aid to Ethiopia; Contribution of foreign aid in Ethiopia's yearly revenue; Provision of assistance in the form of loans for aircraft, electric power and road building; Expenditures of the Ethiopian government.

The article discusses the early attempts at railroad rate making that should be considered when discussing similar questions in regard to light and power rates. The article considers unsound precedents in making railroad rates, early rate making for electric utilities, some aspects of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) rates, the comparability of rates in different localities, and service charges in domestic rate schedules. The article highlights the limitations of simple and uniform rate calculations, as they fail to account for the comprehensive economic picture of various market segments for power. The article argues that the practice of rate making should take into account economic forces affecting the markets for public utility services.

This article details some of the facts and fallacies on the proposed St. Lawrence Waterway and Power Project. The author confronts the claims that the seaway will create a new trade route, provide a cheaper way of transporting goods, and reduce traffic on congested railways. The author addresses the cost estimates for the project, which he believes are too low and takes issue with the treatment of the power generation aspects of the plan and the seaway construction. He believes the two are separate and independent projects that have been marketed as inseparable. The author debunks the theory that water-powered electricity is cheaper to produce than steam-generated power and calls into question the use of the St. Lawrence Project's electric power as a federal "yardstick" to measure rates.

The article discusses the various methods of generating hydroelectric power in France, including the Alpine, the Pyrean, and the Central Massif solutions, and how this power is utilized by Alpine industries. The article discusses how these solutions work, the cost of implementation, and the expected power yield. Utilization of electric power by the electro-chemical and electro-metallurgic industries, paper manufacturers, and other industries is discussed. The article examines the location, power use, manufacture, labor conditions, and means of transportation for these industries. The article concludes that hydroelectric power has been essential to the survival of these industries which face the challenge of transportation within the mountains.

This article examines the application of electric power production as the basis for an index of general business conditions. Some of the reasons why the author feels that this would be an efficient business index are the fact that electricity is the only widely used commodity which is created and measured as it is consumed, the measurement is free from the influence of prices, and the data for electrical power production is easily adapted to the construction of an index. The author constructed such an index and compared it to others, finding that it displayed much of the same information.

The article discusses various issues concerning the impending shortage of electric power in the Northwest and the need to build more power dams. The issues are complicated by the federal government's decision to limit its participation in building huge hydroelectric dams, the competition among private and public power firms, and partnerships between private and public entities. Shortage forecasts by the Bonneville Power Administration, construction of the John Day and Hells Canyon dams, the Priest Rapids project and other dam projects are discussed.

This article examines the duties of power engineers and their future prospects. In 1886, William Stanley, an associate of inventor George Westinghouse, installed one of the first transmission lines in the U.S. Engineers in electric power companies are long lived, they have been there since the twenties, for surely the schools of the United States for a score of years have not been training adequate replacements. Little improvement is to be expected in the future with the antiquated conventional steam-electric cycle, a system which in the most modern plant being built today has an overall thermal efficiency of just under 40 per cent.