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Show ' , . ' .. -J r! I i iwmw ' - . m.i,.i i irTyriiaaiiiirilimtiil.r r i-nm.mi. Afoot, , 1 Officials broke ground Friday for the massive Intermountain Power Project near Delta. The . above architect's rendition shows how the project will appear upon completion in 1989. Power project started DELTA Rains forced them into the Delta High School for the ceremonial speeches, but officials braved the weather Friday and turned over a shovelful of mud marking the beginning construction con-struction on the Intermountain In-termountain Power Project near here. Site preparation began in late August, with the first contracts awarded to Brown and Lambrecht, Earthmovers. Other contracts have been awarded to build the actual facility, to construct con-struct power lines and a railroad spur to the site, to build four turbine generators and to supply concrete to the massive porject. The plant at full capacity -will consume 8 million tons of coal per year, 280 million tons over the economic life of the plant, to produce 3,000 metawatts of electricity. Over 100 construction workers are on the site now, along with about 75 pieces of equipment and a variety of vehicles. Unit I of the project is scheduled to go into commercial operation in July of 1986, followed by unit II in July 1987, unit III in July 1988 and unit IV in July 1989. More than 50 percent of the power generated will go to California, with 34.08 percent going to Los Angeles alone. In Utah, Utah Power & Light has contracted for the largest share of the electricity, 25 percent, but 29 other Utah cities and rural electrification associations have also bought their shares. Speakers at the groundbreaking included Joseph Fackrell, executive officer, IPA; Reece Nielsen, chairman of the board of directors, IPA; Ben H. Robison, Millard County Commission; Com-mission; Utah Governor Scott Matheson; and Gordon B. Hinckley, counselor in the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints. |