Scandinavian Co-Operation in the Production and Distribution of Electricity

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Taylor, J. G. 1974. Scandinavian co-operation in the production and distribution of electricity. Norsk geogr. Tidsskr. 28, 61–76. The increasing demand for power in the Scandinavian countries has been reflected in the changing patterns of structure and supply. Whilst hydro-power remains the basis of supply the divergence in seasonal rates of river run-off and demand patterns has placed increasing reliance on stored energy reserves. The co-operative scheme developed in S.E. Norway in the 1930's provided the pattern for national and international seasonal power exchange. In recent years supplementary thermal power has become increasingly important. NORDEL was established in 1963 as a co-ordinating body for Scandinavian power production and exchange, and the importance of this organization was particularly manifest in the ‘dry period’ of 1968–70. Future developments in the structure and supply of power within Scandinavia are reviewed against the background of changing resources. (Scandinavia is here extended to include Finland.)

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