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Show PS C approves part of UP&L request The Utah Public Service pass-through procedure. r- . t .1 1 uommission on Jan. zu approved ap-proved only $1.6 million of a requested $6.7 million rate-increase rate-increase to Utah Power and Light. A hearing to consider the unapproved portion will be held Jan. 30. In a split decision commissioners commis-sioners approved the $1.6 million pass-through rate increase, in-crease, which reflects unforeseen unfore-seen taxes on coal burned at Naughton due to recent Wyoming Wyo-ming legislation, and additional addition-al expenditures by Utah Power Pow-er and Light necessary because be-cause of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which became effective Oct. 1, 1977. The Division of Public Utilities, Utili-ties, subsequent to the filing of the application, investigated investigat-ed the supporting evidence presented by UP&L and recommended rec-ommended only the $1.6 mil-, lion increase. In support of its recommendation, the Division alleged that the portion not recommended for approval does not fall within that category intended by the legislature leg-islature to be allowed by a vjoncurruig in me decision were Commission Chairman I Milly 0. Bernard and Commis- j sioner Kenneth Rigstrup. Dis- senting, in part, was Commis- ( sioner Olaf E. Zundel. The hearing on the unap- I proved portion of the applica- tion will be held at 10 a.m. at the Commission hearing room i at 330 East 4th So., Salt Lake City, Monday, Jan. 30. I |