Show pr r dF w v r YI I l RR y i f Si ti THE HiGHLY EFFICIENT first unit of Utah Power Be Light Cos Co's new Naughton steam electric plant is viewed under the frame of its coal stacker The plant is located four miles southwest of Wyo adjacent to a coal strip mine It produces enough electricity to supply the electrical needs of a city of New Giant Steam Electric Punt Plant Curries Carries Name of President Utah Power and Light Cos Co's new giant steam electric plant just southwest of Kem- Kem Kemmerer Wyo which provides a vast new source of elec elec- t for tor the Intermountain area was named the Naughton Naughton ton Plant at dedicatory cere cere- ceremonies monies recently The plant carries the nam name of president and nd gen gen- general general eral manager Edward M Naughton in recognition of his distinguished leadership of the utility since July 1954 WITNESSING the unveil unveil- unveiling unveiling ing of a plaque designating the new Utah Power 29 mil mil- million lion generating station were the company's officers directors directors tors civic and business lead lead- leaders leaders ers and newsmen from Utah Wyoming and Idaho Fred A Moreton Salt Lake City business executive and chairman of the board in a dedicatory address laud laud- lauded lauded ed Mr Naughton for the able leadership and foresight that resulted keeping in the utility's keep keep- ing ahead of the demand for low cost electric energy In an anarea anarea area that has recorded an ec- ec economic economic growth well above the national average THE iRE NEW plant which utilizes the abundant coal re- re resources resources sources of the area to generate electricity is located on a wind buffeted plain four mil mil- miles miles es southwest of Kemmerer and miles from Salt Lake City It generates kilowatts and ultimately two more units will be added to boost its total capacity to over kilowatts at an ulti- ulti ultimate ultimate mate cost of some 80 The plant began whirring out power for commercial purposes in mid May Energy is sent to the backbone transmission system over over an mile mUe vole transmission trans trans- transmIssion mIssion line to a ing substation just north of Ogden Utah Additional transmission fa- fa facilities facilities also provide electric arteries feeding the Sage Sage- Kemmerer area and Lincoln I Service Corp in the Kemmer- Kemmer Kemmerer er area An interconnection is also located here that links the system and the theP P Pacific Power Light Co systems that power can be interchanged to the benefit of customers of both systems PLANT SITE was selected primarily because of the av availability of two essential ingredients for its operation coal and water Almost atop its fuel source it is just sib mile from one of the nations nation's large coal strip mines Coal is delivered to the pl plant nt by a conveyor which can c up to tons of coal per hour already blend blend- blended blended ed and sized to plant requirements require require- requirements ments Coal handling facilities ties at the plant permit the control room operator to start and regulate the delivery of coal while observing the op- op operation operation on closed circuit tele tele- tele television vision TO ASSURE the plant of an adequate supply of water a dam was constructed on Hams J Fork ork River 14 miles upstream from the plant Here water is supplied from rom spring flood that runoff oth- oth otherwise otherwise would go wasted and stored in Lake Viva Nau- Nau Naughton Naughton some 3 miles long stor stor- storing ing 2 acre feet of water In addition to supplying make up and service water for forthe forthe the plant Lake Viva Naughton Naughton ton provides a new sports and recreation facility for the area |