Show Moon Lake Electric Installs Two New Generating Will Increase Ability To Serve Better The Moon Lake Electric Asso- elation is presently completing of two new large f units at its The new installations are a part f e progressive planning by Moon Lake to provide an quate supply of electricity for the Uintah Basin and the Rangely area in which it The Moon Lake Electric Asso- has made rapid strides and increases in the past several In the beginning the total generating capacity was bines installed in the Yellowstone Hydro located approximately twenty miles north of At a later date a KW diesel unit was installed near This unit was moved into Altamont about a year and a half ago to provide standby service for the western area of the Buys Plant In 1951 the Association purchased the Rangely Power and Light Company facilities and holdings in and around Included in the purchase was a steam generating plant with a total installed capacity of Due to the continued increase in load and to meet the requirements of the growing area in which Moon Lake a new diesel dual fuel engine generating plant was built at Rangely and placed in operation in Included in the new plant were two generators rated at It appeared that this would provide an adequate supply of electricity to meet the needs for some but forecasts and conditions soon proved additional capacity would be At the present as previously two new additional units are being The units being installed at this time will provide 2700 KW of Another One Needed Moon Lake's General Ron E. stated that it now appeared that at least one new generating unit will have to be purchased and installed by the end of 1957 to meet the requirements of the Harrison was unable to state just where this new unit will be As a further part of the expansion for the Uintah Basin area the Moon Lake Association has installed a high voltage line reaching from east to west across its entire This transmission line operates at the highest voltage in the It operates at This line provides a backbone to meet the growing needs of the entire Uintah Basin and it is adequate to transfer large blocks of power from one area to as well as to inter-connect all of the generating facilities of the Moon Lake Moon Lake Association has taken its place in the economy of the Basin and has developed into an aggressive organization dedicated to meet and to serve the electrical requirements in the area in which it |