Uploaded June 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A film produced by Con Edison of New York about how electricity is produced and why it should be conserved.
Topics include: Conserve power and use it responsibly. Con Ed provides reliable power. Fuel (mainly low sulfur oil) brought to generating station. Make steam to run turbine, which drives generator to make electricity. Monitoring by station operator. Transmission lines carry power to substation. In NYC, cables run under streets. Hot, wet and dirty environment. On-the-job training for cable maintenance and repair. Fire training. Pole-climbing skills. Weather problems with overhead wires. North east Power Grid ties utilities together. Improved poles. Control center matches output to demand. Cable fires often initiated by salt on roads. Repair of failed equipment in Con Ed service shop. Environmental impact studies. Electric meters. Con Ed products are electricity, gas and steam. New high pressure gas lines inside old low presure gas mains to reduce excavation. Riggers. Computerized customer service. Cable laying. Barge-mounted generators for quick power.. Nuclear Power, such as Indian Point II. Power pool with other states. Underwater cable to New jersey.
A film produced by Con Edison of New York about how electricity is produced and why it should be conserved.
Topics include: Conserve power and use it responsibly. Con Ed provides reliable power. Fuel (mainly low sulfur oil) brought to generating station. Make steam to run turbine, which drives generator to make electricity. Monitoring by station operator. Transmission lines carry power to substation. In NYC, cables run under streets. Hot, wet and dirty environment. On-the-job training for cable maintenance and repair. Fire training. Pole-climbing skills. Weather problems with overhead wires. North east Power Grid ties utilities together. Improved poles. Control center matches output to demand. Cable fires often initiated by salt on roads. Repair of failed equipment in Con Ed service shop. Environmental impact studies. Electric meters. Con Ed products are electricity, gas and steam. New high pressure gas lines inside old low presure gas mains to reduce excavation. Riggers. Computerized customer service. Cable laying. Barge-mounted generators for quick power.. Nuclear Power, such as Indian Point II. Power pool with other states. Underwater cable to New jersey.
