| Show 10 1010 to 15 1500 Increase in Bountiful Electric Rates Would Result From New Engine Installation Says Report of Prominent Electrical Engineer Dean Taylor says production costs would be higher even if proposed 1000 KW engine operates on gas Engineer recommends Bountiful should continue to generate electricity with its present equipment not bu buy n new w engine A. A LeRoy Taylor dean emeritus of the Coll College ge of Engineering of the University of Utah and anda a nationally na na- nationally recognized electrical engineer engineer engi engl neer today recommended against the purchase of the proposed new 1000 KW engine by Bountiful City in his Report on the Proposed Power Plant Additions at Bountiful Bountiful ful Utah Dean Taylor pointed out that even should the 1000 KW engine be operated on the natural gas now available available to Bountiful overall p production production pro pro- costs will be higher highe than continuing as at present In terms of electric bills to Bountiful Boun Bonn residents Dean Taylor said It uIt would require an increase in rates of 10 to 16 18 if the 1000 KW engine is installed Based on the Bountiful plant continuing con con- continuing as at present Dean Taylors Taylor's report shows that overall cost of electricity is cents per Kwh With the new engine added he points out that the cost would would increase increase in in- crease to cents per Kwh He said that the cost of gas as fuel is only a small part of the total cost To it must be added the cost of labor repair supplies interest and depreciation Dean Taylors Taylor's detailed report was prepared at the request of a Bountiful citizens group Bountiful will n vote Tuesday March 29 on the issue In rn the effort to get get- get get-an et an Independent independent dent unbiased opinion opinion on the controversial con issue said E. E Dale Peak a spokesman for the Citizens Com Com- Committee Committee for Bountiful Progress we asked Dean Taylor to carefully survey survey sur sur- ve vey the problem and submit a complete complete com com- report that would include reasons for whatever recommendations trans he cared to make Mr Peak added We felt that Dean Taylors Taylor's stature stature stature sta sta- ture and reputation is such that everyone in Bountiful Bountiful both both those previously favoring or opposing the bond issue issue would be governed governed governed gov gov- by his recommendations h 5 L' L FF 4 4 I J Y J 5 s t tA A. A A LeRoy Taylor continued Mr Peak We of course are are pleased that his recommendations recommendations agree ree with our platform platform platform plat plat- form in opposing the bond Issue Mr Peak concluded Dean Taylor also recommended th that t. t B Bountiful continue to generate electricity for the time being with its present equipment utilizing the maximum amount of natural gas gasnow now available He ed that Bountiful continue to purchase purchase pur pur- chase all supplemental energy for lor forthe forthe the time being as well wen as M suggesting suggest suggest- ing further study of the economic at feasibility ta wholesale t a of purchasing all aU energy said The Dean Ta Taylor lor further problem wi will I not be solved by plant plan additions The same problem would be back again every 2 or 3 years This would require further bond bom issues |
