Rozwój energetyki na Pomorzu w latach 1880–1945
The Growth of the Power Industry in Pomerania between 1880 and 1945

Summary/Abstract: In Pomerania as early as in 1880 some efforts were made to install lighting and electric engines (motors). The real beginning of the power industry took place when the first power station was started in Szczecin (German: Stettin) in 1889. Electrification of the region came under the administration of the local government and private investors. The special hydrological conditions in Pomerania were the reason why up to the 1930s the main source for the power industry were hydroelectric power stations. A significant increase in demand for electric energy came after the first world war. A general electrification involved a need to build power stations of a bigger capacity and a bigger network of transmission lines, which required overcoming technical difficulties and creating new legal regulations. At the end of 1930s the growth of the power industry in Pomerania was subordinated to the military demands of Germany.

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