#(it’s always cold in the wax basement because of the cooling system

[sinclair-wax-fan]

I’ve talked before about how—to give a somewhat grounded in reality explanation of how three brother can power a whole town—I imagine Ambrose as having been built as an unincorporated company town maintained by the sugar mill company

And they provided their own electricity via a mini hydro electric plant

(This actually has some basis in reality, with companies building their own source of power to cut down on cost. You can look at the “small hydro” page on wiki.)

Anyway, I’ve spent like two hours reading up on possible set ups for the plant—and it looks like a “run of the river” design coupled with a Crossflow turbine (aka Ossberger turbine) would be ideal for the job

From the crossflow turbine wiki: “…the cross-flow turbine is well suited to unattended electricity production. Its simple construction makes it easier to maintain than other turbine types….The mechanical system is simple, so repairs can be preformed by local mechanics…Another advantage is that it can often clean itself.”