The Gould Street Generating Station of the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company

The paper is descriptive of the Gould St. Plant. Pulverized coal is prepared in a separate building. Only one boiler is provided per turbine, each boiler delivering a maximum of 520,000 pounds of steam per hour. Automatic control is provided for the electric drive of boiler auxiliaries, electric auxiliaries being used throughout the plant. 250 volt exciter and 460 volt house turbine are on main generator shaft. Switch house is of isolated phase construction with vertical operation of switches. Actual costs are given for the first unit, with estimated costs for completed plant, resulting in costs for the completed plant of $ 88 per kw. for normal output and $80 per kw. for maximum output.