"The bad news is that this thing consumes too much power. The first time it was turned on, it blew up the transformer in the factory within two minutes."
With the assistance of the power company, they replaced the transformer with a larger one, but it still only lasted two minutes. The factory's wiring burned out, and the entire circuit in this area had to be replaced,” said Factory Manager Zhang.
Xing Baohua slapped his forehead and said, "Didn't you calculate the power consumption correctly before turning it on? Is the machine okay?"
Factory Director Zhang replied, "We've calculated it, and the deviation is quite large. Plus, everyone's focused on starting up the machine and seeing the test results. As for the power supply..."
"Is the electricity still being cut off from our supply?" Xing Baohua was worried that this matter wasn't resolved. Otherwise, he would have to settle accounts with everyone one by one when he got back.
"There's no card, it's just that the thing consumes too much electricity. With the help of the power company, we calculated the approximate daily power output. It's 20,000 kilowatts, which is about 20,000 kilowatt-hours. That's about three percent of the total electricity consumption in central Shandong."
"So many?" Xing Baohua was also surprised. He thought to himself: Shouldn't an old machine consume too much power? This is only one machine; what if they make a few more copies?
Electricity supply is tight in central Shandong!
Then Director Zhang said, "The power company made us pay for this repair, including the nearby cables and equipment from several substations, totaling more than three million yuan."
"I can compensate you, but you need to upgrade the transformer so it doesn't explode again when you turn it on," Xing Baohua said.
"It would be best if we built our own power plant!" Director Zhang sighed.
It was only then that Xing Baohua truly understood why China had stopped developing lithography machines after a few years, as large-scale lithography machines were too expensive.
Small ones are useless; not only is the output low, but the quality control is also poor.
The machine Xing Baohua set up used more than 20,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a day. This was in the mid-1980s when electricity supply was insufficient and electricity use was subject to planned restrictions.
If Xing Baohua creates another power-consuming ancestor, wouldn't the power plant be furious with him?
They were already in a panic. Not only were the transformers old, but their output power was also low. As soon as Xing Baohua turned them on, a whole string of circuits burned out.
Replacing the wiring and transformer would be a huge investment. The power company didn't want to pay for it, so they had to pass the cost onto him.
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Xing Baohua thought for a moment and said to Director Zhang, "Then let's build one. It's only a matter of time. I'll take care of it when I get back."
Modern development has moved beyond simply relying on a few generators for power supply. The real challenge lies in addressing the massive electricity demand, especially with the rapid growth of the high-tech zone and the increasing number of factories. If we don't find a solution to this electricity problem soon, everyone will be left helplessly waiting.
After hanging up with Director Zhang, Xing Baohua called the main leaders of the Municipal Government Office to explain the current electricity shortage situation.
The city government is also having a headache over this; power plants can't just be built on a whim. They require coordinated approval, which means the timeline is uncertain.
One is money, the other is coal.
A power plant costs several hundred million yuan, and the city can't come up with the funds in a short time; they can only wait for funding from higher levels.
There was also the coal project, which was all planned out, but the addition of a power plant disrupted the plans.
Xing Baohua made this call to inquire whether private enterprises could build their own power plants.
Unexpectedly, the city leader said directly, "If your rice electronics factory really wants to build its own power plant, I will personally handle the procedures for you. However, the city will help you solve part of the coal problem, but you will have to find a way to solve the rest yourself."
With the leader's promise, Xing Baohua asked the leader to help him with the arrangements, and he would go back and prepare for the project.
As for coal, that's definitely a headache.
However, we can send people to Jinzhou to buy coal from small mine owners. The problem is that with coal shortages all over the country, only the owners of those small mines have the freedom to allocate it.
After hanging up the phone, Xing Baohua had just sat down in his chair when he suddenly slapped his forehead.
"There's a fuel oil field and a refinery right next door. If you can't get coal quotas, you can use heavy oil! That stuff burns longer and is cheaper than diesel. Although it costs five or six times more than coal, you can use heavy oil as a substitute when there's no coal!"
Xing Baohua figured that since the boiler was used to generate steam to drive the turbine generator set, it would produce electricity anyway.
Go back and ask the power plant experts for advice. We can get a generator set; when there's coal, we can use a boiler to generate electricity. When there's no coal, we can use oil to generate electricity. There's always a solution.
There's no rush. Building a power plant will take a year or two. Let's talk about it when we get back.
The secretary, who was standing nearby, heard everything Xing Baohua said.
Perhaps in her mind, building a power plant should supply electricity to the entire city. Meanwhile, the boss wants to build a power plant for his factory.
Is that factory about the size of a city?
Suddenly realizing that the boss couldn't get coal, he asked, "Boss, why don't you import coal?"
"That's a good idea, and importing it is cheaper than heavy oil." Xing Baohua nodded and said it was a good idea.
Tell the secretary to keep an eye on recent international coal prices and inquire about the best course of action in the name of HK Holdings.
However, you can inquire now, but there's no power plant in sight yet, so even if you get a price quote, it's pointless. International coal prices, like international crude oil prices, fluctuate daily.
Buying coal is like playing the futures market.
In the afternoon, Xing Baohua received a call from Wozniak, asking if he was still in Hollywood.
Xing Baohua said he was there and asked the other person what was wrong.
Woz didn't have anything specific to say to Xing Baohua. He was just invited by some friends to hang out. There was a small charity gala in Hollywood that evening, and they were just letting him go and broaden his horizons.
Woz also chuckled mischievously and said that he didn't need to prepare a female companion.
Xing Baohua immediately realized that this was no charity gala; it was practically a glamorous party.
This guy mainly wanted to broaden his horizons, not to have a good time, unless there was something good that would tempt him.
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