27th July 1925
Jersey power station opens for business
Jersey residents enjoyed a regular electricity supply before the island’s first power station opened – or, at least, some of them did. The Jersey Electricity Company was established in St Helier in April 1924 and, in July the following year, it opened its first power station. Located at the end of Albert Pier, it was also home to an electrical devices showroom, which showed the benefits locals could enjoy if they connected themselves to the nascent grid. It worked. Within five years, more than 1000 had signed up and, by the time this had doubled in the early 1930s, it was obvious that the existing power station wasn’t going to keep up with demand. A second station opened at Queen’s Road in 1934, just in time to floodlight the new airport.
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Other events that occured in July
Record-breaking Jersey cow finds fame
- A Jersey cow found fame when she produced more than her own weight in butter in a single year.
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Channel Island steamer hits the rocks and runs aground
- The SS Caesarea was leaving St Helier when she struck Pignonet Rock, off Moilmont Point, and was holed below the water line.
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal
- The States of Jersey voted in favour of marriage equality in February 2018 and the first same sex wedding took place in July.
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Island at War debuts on ITV
- Island at War took inspiration from events that occurred in both Guernsey and Jersey, but was set on a fictional stand-in, St Gregory.
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