Show Telluride Telluride- Telluride Gar Kane Complete Line Interconnection On Monday August 16 IG th the P Power o w e r Association Electric Diesel generating plant at Hatch was shut down and pulon put pul on an emergency standby basis and the Cooperative began to purchase power from tho the Telluride Telluride ride rido Power Company according to a statement by Lester Spencer manager of oC Power Association For the past three months has been building a volt line from Crom Panguitch to Hatch and installing a step step- down substation at Hatch to convert convert convert con con- vert the voltage from Crom to for distribution over the lines to its in Garfield and Kane Counties This work was completed completed completed com com- and engineers of the two companies successfully phased out tho the two systems and adjusted the transformer voltages to the requirements of or the system The Time main reason for purchasing ing instead of generating power according to Mr Spencer were the excessive cost of diesel fuel oil which has almost tripled In price since 1939 the high costs of pC maintenance of the diesel plant the time rapid growth of use of service by Kane Gal members which necessitates additional additional ad ad- generating capacity of or securing outside power to keep up with time the needs and the fact I that extension studies by Gar Gar- Kane Kano engineers Indicated that better service and overall economy economy econ econ- omy only could bo obtained by hy purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing power from Telluride Power Co rather ther than investing in further diesel generating equipment Mr Spencer states that surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys are arc now being made for Cor fora Cora a 4 1000 volt line lino from time the Telluride i ride lide system at Sigurd to a point near Koosharem which likely will be bo built late this fall Call or early carly in 1949 to connect Into tho the Wayne Wayno County system so as to augment the power in that area and permit shutting down tho the diesel units at Torrey There Thoro has been close cooperation cooperation cooperation tion between the time two power companies companies companies com com- Mr 11 Spencer said an and both outfits are arc determined to supply adequate electric service in this tills progressive southern area |