APPENDIX II
STATISTICS EXTRACTED FROM S.W.E.B. ANNUAL REPORTS RELATING TO RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
|
Year |
No. Farms Connected |
Rural Premises Connected |
Av. Cost/ Consumer £ |
11 kV O/H Constructed (Miles) |
Pole Mtd. Trans. Commis'd |
No. of Emplo-yees |
SWEB Profit (Loss) £ |
Remarks |
|
Pre Vesting |
6330 |
- |
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|
1948/49 |
885 |
? |
- |
84 |
? |
5817 |
(106,487) |
|
|
1949/50 |
817 |
? |
90 |
92 |
252 |
6755 |
784 |
550 of 950 parishes surveyed |
|
1950/51 |
911 |
? |
- |
173 |
372 |
7068 |
(76,094) |
877 parishes now surveyed |
|
1951/52 |
1174 |
8000+ |
- |
211 |
509 |
7317 |
(141,809) |
Survey of 950 parishes completed. Capital restrictions introduced then re-instated |
|
1952/53 |
1279 |
? |
98 |
? |
633 |
6912 |
(148,967) |
|
|
1953/54 |
1110 |
9365 |
- |
? |
477 |
6678 |
98,256 |
BEA gave £250K to offset above deficits. An average of 21 farms connected every week since vesting day. |
|
1954/55 |
1200 |
? |
167 |
? |
645 |
6998 |
437,044 |
|
|
1955/56 |
1448 |
6791 |
192 |
336 |
1035 |
7257 |
506,026 |
14,700 farms still not on supply. |
|
1956/57 |
1577 |
6486 |
- |
374 |
1206 |
7572 |
337,304 |
5 year plan completed one year early.5335 farms connected - target 5000. |
|
1957/58 |
1571 |
6139 |
- |
509 |
1498 |
7772 |
228,000 |
12,000 farms now connected 12,000 remain to be connected 71,000 rural premises now connected |
|
1958/59 |
1373 |
5298 |
- |
466 |
1320 |
8248 |
612,000 |
|
|
1959/60 |
1631 |
5794 |
210 |
5O8 |
1468 |
9091 |
879,009 |
60% of farms now connected |
|
1960/61 |
1501 |
5134 |
- |
506 |
1463 |
9238 |
448,326 |
|
|
1961/62 |
1733 |
5547 |
245 |
607 |
2064 |
9520 |
504,619 |
74% of farms & 86% of rural premises now connected |
|
1962/63 |
1668 |
5467 |
274 |
604 |
2055 |
9743 |
1,213,781 |
|
|
1963/64 |
1539 |
4772 |
290 |
618 |
2074 |
10086 |
365,605 |
Would have been a loss but for £518,458 commercial profit. 83% of farms & 93% rural premises now connected. |
|
1964/65 |
1424 |
4906 |
- |
598 |
2328 |
10465 |
2,152,270 |
Target reached in October 1964 88% of farms have mains supply 94% of other rural premises supplied |
|
1965/66 |
1049 |
3738 |
- |
479 |
1860 |
10214 |
2,412,063 |
|
|
1966/67 |
627 |
2965 |
- |
394 |
1651 |
9464 |
6,896 |
Would have been a loss but for commercial profit of £537,000. 29,239 farms connected. |
|
1967/68 |
463 |
2493 |
- |
307 |
1545 |
8928 |
4,884,000 |
|
|
1968/69 |
451 |
2067 |
- |
325 |
1452 |
86O7 |
4,540,000 |
95% of farms now connected |
|
1969/70 |
389 |
? |
- |
278 |
1390 |
8588 |
2,760,000 |
( No specific mention of Rural ( Development in the |
|
1970/71 |
398 |
? |
- |
254 |
1392 |
8396 |
(2,160,000) |
( SWEB Annual Reports ( 32,144 farms connected at ( 31-3-1972. |
|
1971/72 |
309 |
? |
- |
260 |
1138 |
8210 |
(1,940,000) |
|
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These statistics do not totally relate to R.D. |
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