The document discusses the importance of having a steam power plant as a backup to hydroelectric power in the Central Valley project in California. It highlights the benefits of using steam power to supplement hydroelectric power during low water periods and emphasizes the need for firm power to avoid power shortages and economic disruptions. The document also criticizes the lack of investment in steam generating capacity by private companies and suggests that opposition to steam plants is shortsighted and not in the best interest of the people of California.

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The Power, Water, and Jobs Crisis: A Call for Public Action

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0038
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Power, Water, and Jobs Crisis: A Call for Public Action
Date Created:
1950-06-21
EDTF:
1950-06-21
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
The document discusses the importance of having a steam power plant as a backup to hydroelectric power in the Central Valley project in California. It highlights the benefits of using steam power to supplement hydroelectric power during low water periods and emphasizes the need for firm power to avoid power shortages and economic disruptions. The document also criticizes the lack of investment in steam generating capacity by private companies and suggests that opposition to steam plants is shortsighted and not in the best interest of the people of California.
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 171, Folder 3, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages