Vernal Express | 1959-02-26 | Page 9 | Moss Explains Dam Power Need to REA Meeting Section

moss explains dam power nc need cd to REA meeting A report on the anticipated power requirements of the municipal and REA users of upper colorado basin was presented recently to senn senator frank C U ted moss dutah by br a group group of electrical cooperative officials who were in washington from utah to attend the national convention of the national rural electric cooperative association the occasion a breakfast at the shoreham Shore Shor ham eliam hotel was also attended by members of the staffs of senator dennett bennett and representatives king and dixon the report presented by reed durr burr manager of gar kane power association rich f field indicates that the 30 39 municipal power plants and electric cooperatives in utah expect to dequir 07 million kilowatt hours by 1070 1970 in 1037 1957 they generated million kwh ewh purchasing million from other sources also attending were ernest ballard and tom howells II of vernal and ray drown brown of roosevelt officials of moon lake electric association dean Drimba ll director of Gar gardane kane and edwin C manager raft river electric cooperative in malta idaho and a director of snake river power association under the law municipally owned plants STIA and cooperative groups have first call on power getie generated rated at projects built by tile the federal government also discussed was the heline the transmission line that will link green canyon power to that hat of flaming gorge it Is essential that this fits tie lie line swing owing through populated areas said senator moss this will make it less expensive to build an overall over all system of transmission utilizing power municipally produced power and colorado river power to best advantage as the future growth of utah may require lie said mr Sch tender suggested that tile the possibility of 0 connecting tile the utah system with will ills is cooperative at a point above be investigated this would link colorado river power with the great pacific northwest power grid