| Show Utah Power and Light Plans Million Dollar Expansion Utah Power and Light Co Co- j toda today disclosed It will spend more than 1 million for new electrical facilities In central and southeastern Utah Utah Utah Ut Ut- ah this year J J. J Newel Stephens Southern division manager said the area expenditures were part of 01 a wide company million 1965 construe lion tion budget and would bring to nearly million the utility has invested in new facilities in the last 10 years Major projects slated for this area Additional high voltage transformer facilities at Hale Hate plant to provide a firm power po supply to growing electrical loads in Utah Valley New distribution substations substations at Orem Royal and Eu Eureka Eureka Eureka reka to provide for lor more capacity ca pacify and improve continuity ity of service I Elsewhere In the area new feeder leeder lines will be extended the safety lighting will be expanded expanded expanded ex ex- and the utility's con continuing tinning program of modernization modernization modernization will be continued Mr Stephens said particular particular particular ular emphasis this year ear will wUl willbe willbe be installation of highly com corn plex automatic equipment which promises savings in operating operating operating op op- costs which are pas cd ro on to the consumer and Improved service to all electricity elec clec- users Such equipment would Include include In in- clude elude such items as an auto automatic malic matic trash rake at Olmstead hydro plant Intake at the mou mouth th of Provo Canyon a computer which will deliver instructions relating to dally energy requirement forecast ing It will also give computations which will aid company engineers in loading the com corn company's company's pany's various generating plants with an eye to getting the most from fuel and the of energy with neighboring systems The company too Mr Stephens Stephens Stephens Ste Ste- said will continue its program of building more high voltage arteries connect ing with a adjacent j cent I toms And In connection with the company's high voltage I power network additional transformer capacity will be added at major junction points Vernal for one to Insure Insure insure In In- sure power supply In the event ev event event ent of ot emergency or equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment failure Cost of such transformer facilities Is pointed up Mr Stephen said when you consider consider con con- sider ider that one such installation installation tion can cost up to to Just grab hold of a high voltage line feeding an area Side benefits of the utility's building program Mr Stephens Stephens Stephens Ste Ste- added are the creating pI of n new w jobs added local purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases and a larger tax base to support schools and local government |
