Z dziejów elektryfikacji Dolnego Śląska w latach 1891–1939
History of the electrification of Lower Silesia in the years 1891–1939

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the development of the power supply in Lower Silesia in the years 1891–1939. On the basis of subject literature, archive sources, and statistical materials, the article recreates the network of electric power stations set up by local industry and electrification companies during this period. Significant attention is paid to the mechanism of electrification, in particular, to the issues of cooperation between local authorities and large energy companies. In addition, tables are used to present basic data about power stations, the production of energy by electrification companies using various sources of energy and factors characterising Lower Silesian energy against the background of the development of this industry in contemporaneous Germany.

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