Show Moon Lake receives increase Increase The Utah Public Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Commission Monday granted Moon Lake Electric Association an 18 percent annual rate increase increase increase in in- crease representing additional revenues a year in Utah Moon Lake serves eastern Wasatch County Duchesne County all of Uintah County except Vernal and part of Daggett County It has customers including farmers ranchers and all of the oil pumping operations in eastern Utah and part of Western Colorado Moon Lake told the it is realigning its rate structure to put more of a burden on the industrial commercial and irrigation users The request and approval approval approval ap ap- of the rate increase increase increase in in- crease is a further indication indication indication in in- of future problems expected to arise with power associations and municipalities when the Bureau of Reclamation begins limiting its allocation of hydroelectric power from federal dams More than 50 percent of Moon Lakes Lake's power has been coming from Flaming Gorge but now the association is being forced to purchase more power from Utah Power Light Co and that is isone isone isone one of the reasons for the increase request the commission was wall told |