Hankkija’s report stated that establishing a separate power plant for the sanatorium
would require the acquisition of larger boilers and if the sanatorium relied completely
on its own power station with no reserve capacity purchased from outside, two boilers
and generators would be necessary. Hankkija did not discuss the profitability of a sep-
arate power plant to any degree, as there was not enough information to back up such
calculations.^960 At this stage, Lounais-Suomen Sähkö reduced its offer to the level
suggested by the Building Board^961 , and the Building Board accepted the tariffs.^962 An
agreement was reached at the end of 1931.^963 The sanatorium substation and part of the
network were powered on in January 1933.^964 Aalto did not actively participate in the
discussion on the electricity contract or the method of electricity production.
Established in 1912, Lounais-Suomen Sähkö was a leading operator in the region,
but its competitive situation changed radically in 1929, when a State-owned power
station was completed in Koroinen and the company lost its biggest client, the City
of Turku. Many customers asked the company in 1930 to scrap its basic charge and
960 The letter of Keskusosuusliike Hankkija to engineer Kilpi, October 16, 1931. Attachment A. Building Board October
17, 1931, Section 9. PSA.
961 In case of a long term contract, the electric company would insist on having a paragraph that would allow it to take
into account the currency fluctuation. Attachment B. Lounais-Suomen Sähkö’s letter to the Building Board, dated
October 17, 1931. Building Board October 17, 1931, Section 9. PSA.
962 Building Board October 17, 1931, Section 9. PSA.
963 Building Committee December 23, 1931, Section 1. PSA.
964 Building Committee January 1, 1933, Section 1. PSA.Fig. 3.6.2a. View of the transmission room. Photo No. 50-003-405. AAM.