Show removed from project ct schedule Southern California Edison Company's announce announcement ent that it It has removed the proposed Power Project In Southern Utah from Its financial and resource planning schedule came as a blow to Utah Wednesday of last week Speaking for the electric utility participants In the project William R. R Gould executive vice president of said that the participants would maintain their Interests In coal and other rights relating to the project and would determine at ata a future time lithe how the project might be continued either in its present form or reconstituted In another formA formA form A SERIES of uncertainties particularly those relating to ultimate costs prompted removal of ot the project from Edison's planning schedule Gould said These involved delays in regulatory approvals one environmental lawsuit a and d the anticipation of other lawsuits and anticipated legislative and regulatory opposition at the Federal and California State level which would result in additional nal delays Gould noted that electricity demand would c continue to experience some growth despite current and future conservation efforts and that some additional electric generation would be needed In Inthe Inthe inthe the EDISON ARIZONA Public Service Company and the San Diego Gas and Electric Company Company Com Com- pany are participants In the Project Other utilities In Utah Arizona and California have expresses interest Interest In lo- terest In the project Other utilities In Utah Arizona and and California have expressed Interest In the project After consideration of 19 locations in Southern Utah selection narrowed to two sites at Nipple Bench and Fourmile Bench approximately 15 and 30 miles north nor h of Glen Canyon Dam As delays have occurred In development of the project its cost has escalated to exceed 3 billion The power plant itself was estimated to cost 27 billion and the underground coal mines transmission and other related facilities would bring the total project coast to in excess of 35 billion Cost Cast of the new community which would support the project was estimated to total million A SERIES of public hearings on the draft environmental impact statement was held last September by y the tt Bureau of Land Management Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Interior In Utah Arizona Nevada and California Testimony at the hearings as well wen as a wide state-wide poll by Utah S Senator Frank Moss established that the majority of Ut Utah h residents' residents and state g governmental leaders are strongly in favor of the project Gould said Gould also expressed his appreciation to Gov Rampton Hampton other Utah public officials and the people of that state for their support and understanding over the years in attempting to make this project a reality |