Abstract :
DELIVERY of power to Baltimore, Md., from the first unit of the Safe Harbor hydroelectric plant on the Susquehanna River, began December 7, 1931, 20 months and 7 days after active work was started on the project site — an outstanding achievement in the annals of hydroelectric construction. The drought that prevailed during the construction period and the absence of high floods were important contributary factors to the speed with which the work was executed. In an average year, the Safe Harbor plant will generate over 800,000,000 kwhr, resulting in an annual coal saving in excess of 500,000 tons.
