Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung, öffentliche Elektrizitätswirtschaft und Erster Weltkrieg in Baden und Württemberg: ein quantitativ-graphischer Vergleich ; Regional economic development, public electricity and World War I in Baden and Württemberg: a quantitative-graphical comparison

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt das DFG-Projekt 'Historische Energiestatistik', das regional differenzierte und vergleichsweise 'harte' Daten zur Entwicklung des Energieverbrauchs Baden und Württembergs in der Zeit von 1914 bis 1933 präsentiert und interpretiert. Die Länder im Südwesten Deutschlands entwickelten eine eigene Energiepolitik, die durch ihre Frontnähe im 1. Weltkrieg bedingt war. Die Studie geht der Frage nach, welche Wertereihen für Rückschlüsse auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung am geeignetsten sind. Insgesamt wird gezeigt, daß sich das Ausmaß von wirtschaftlichem Wachstum im Stromverbrauch abbildet. (pmb) ; 'Based on the new Freiburg Database on History of Energy in Germany 1915-1945 (FDEG), which was created at Prof. Dr. Hugo Ott's chair in Freiburg, the study discusses the correlation between economic development and public consumption of electrical current in Baden and Württemberg. These countries in the South-West of Germany developped in a different way, mostly as a consequence of the fact, that Baden became a frontier area after World War I. Since the correlation between power demand and industrial growth proves to be very close, it is possible to use the values of the FDEG as an indicator for the economical development of regions and periods not described by other values - with some restrictions (private power plants, branch structure).' (author's abstract) ; This contribution describes the DFG project ‘Historical Energy Statistics’, which presents and interprets regionally differentiated and comparatively ‘hard’ data on the development of energy consumption in Baden and Württemberg between 1914 and 1933. The countries of south-western Germany developed their own energy policy, which, by being close to the front in the 1st World War. The study examines which ranges of values are the most appropriate for inferring economic development. Overall, it shows that the extent of economic growth in electricity consumption is reflected. (PMB); ‘Based on the new Freiburg Database on History of ...