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Show iO ,7 a : j s z I Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place Volume 101 No 44 I i t ( - l i I i t f i i f i Live! November 5, 2003 www.nephitimesnews.com Utah Power To Single Copy Price & Light proposes to build a new 525 megawatt gas fired power plant west of Mona PacifiCorp has signaled its intention to build a natural gas fired power plant near Mona, Utah, which would tt begin operations in two phases, in 2005 and 2006. The project results from the companys Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Approvals to proceed with the project were recently made by the PacifiCorp Board. Utah air quality permitting and regulatory approvals are pending. The utility operates as Utah Power and Pacific Power in six western states. The project, named Currant Creek, is a com- combined-cycl- e bustion turbine plant, but will be constructed in two phases. The first phase would include installation of two simple-cyclgas turbines, totaling 280 megawatts, timed for 2005 summer customer demand. In the second phase, two heat recovery steam generators and a steam turbine e will be installed. These additional equipment installations will increase the capability of the project by 245 megawatts and would the 2006 summer customer demand. The project site is located about 75 miles south of Salt Lake City. We are pleased to be moving forward tvith actions under our Integrated Resource Plan and RFP process, said Judi Johansen, PacifiCorp CEO. This is the first of a number of action steps under the plan we are taking in order to provide safe, reliable service to our customers. The Currant Creek project was determined to have the best costrisk balance of a number of options submitted in the RFP resource process for a long-terthat could be available in time to meet 2005 customer demand. RFP responses were masked by be made available for an independent consultant so the identities of the bidders were POWERPLANT David Eskelsen, News Media Releations Director from Utah Power and Light passes out innot known. The consultant then sheets to those in attendance at the Tuesday morning meeting announcing that Utah. Power and Light formation audited the evaluations that were intends to build a new 525 megawatt gas fired power plant west of Mona pending government approval. used to determine the lowest cost alternative. This process ensures that selected projects represent with several suppliers. Decisions state utility regulators in January tions that include thermal, wind, the best value for customers, regarding those proposals will be 2003. It identified 4,000 megaand geothermal generation, as Johansen said. made in the coming weeks and watts of new resources needed to well as significant demand-sidOther responses to PacifiCorps announced at the appropriate serve PacifiCorp customers over programs to give consumers more first RFP have been evaluated time. the course of the next 10 years. options for energy efficiency. and negotiations are in progress PacifiCorps IRP was filed with The plan identified a range of op e Construction on proposed power plant could begin in December, however impacts on the community cause some concerns with plant officials By Myrna Trauntvein Correspondent Plans are to start construction on the proposed power plant near Mona as soon as Dec. 1, 2003, or as soon as final approval is received from the Public Service Commission of Utah. Times-New- s J. Rand Thurgood, Ph.D, managing Director of Resource Development for PacifiCorp, said the meeting held in com- mission chambers in Nephi was held to make the announcement but three more meetings with local officials and with residents of Mona and Nephi were planned. We will hire a plant manager as soon as we can, Thurgood said. Yre expect him to be in your community to work with you even through the construction phase. The first work that would be done at the site said Robert A. Van Engelenhoven, P.E., Manager of Resource Development for PacifiCorp, would be preparation work. That would consist of clearing the site, doing leveling, and other preliminary site prepara- - www.nephitimesnewis.com tion work. Temporary construction facilities would be built and mobile office units would be put in place. YVhen Thurgood was asked by Mona Mayor Bryce Lynn if he thought there would be impact to the community, he replied that he did. YVhen we isited the site recently, he said, we stopped at a burger shop in Mona. there, he said, he met a young girl of 13 who also had YYhile some smaller children with her. YVhen the girl and children left on the girl neglected to a the at stop sign. stop I thought. 'How are these children going to understand that they can no longer do that with the 300 workers who will be officials. YYe are confident that together the we construction can work through the issues employed during that you have. phase traveling on this road? of to the After all construction phases of the Many impacts cities of Nephi and Mona will be the plant are complete, said Thurpositive. But there will also be good, there will be approximately other issues, including traffic, 25 permanent workers, including w hich will need to be understood. management, employed to operFor one thing, the motels in the ate the plant. area will be full. Commissioner Robert Steele YYe want to understand the said he was excited about having impacts and we want you to un- the power plant located in Juab derstand them, said Van Enge- County and saw it as a positive lenhoven. asset to the area. "I am very excited. he said. I He said most power plants were constructed near small would also like to thank Glenn communities and so PacifiCorp Greenhalgh (county economic was aware of issues that might director) for the work he has concern residents and planning done. Commission will put old hospital up for bid The safest thing to do would be the county to keep that portion of the property (where Headstart Compromise was the order of is located). said Eldridge. the day at Juab County CommisNevertheless, he said, the sion meeting as commissioners county could write a new lease determined to put the old county agreement and record it at the hospital up for bid. recorder's office. Anyone doing YVm. Boyd Howarth, commisa title search would see the deed sion chair, wanted to detach the and the attachment and would hospital clinic, from the property know the property was encumbefore the bids were advertised so bered. that the Mount, unland Headstart Currently, he said, the lease preschool would never be ousted from the facility as long as the program continued. Commissioners Robert Steele and Neil Cook think leaving the property attached with an ironclad lease in place might make the property more attractive to a In an effort to inform and edupotential buyer. cated the public about the drug The compromise? Allow bids to in our area, additional be entered for both options and problems community meetings will bo held. allow themselvc-s- , as commisTonight, Nov. 5. at 7:00 p.m. I,aw sioners, the opportunity to select enforcement and concerned citithe most attractive of the bids or zens will discuss drug problems reject all bids. in the community. The meeting Why not do the bidding prowill be held at the Juab County cess in such a way that bids could Senior Citizen Center. be offered both ways," said Jared Another meeting will be held Eldridge, county attorney. By Myrna Times-Ne- u Trauntvein s Correspondent for agreement is for 10 years with a renewable lease opportunity available each year after that. YYe could create an iron-clalease agreement," said Steele. d The bidder needs to know that the lease for as Headstart as wants to be in long the building. we will protect See Bid on page 2 Drug education will continue public meetings Ron Thatman, left, votes for the candidates of his choice at 7 on Tuesday. Election Judge Jan Robertshaw, right Precinct Nephi checks him in. Because of our printing schedule, election results are aiailable today on our mb site and u ill be printed next ucih VOTE ; W: f Uyir Tfi -- V t f: t: S ij I s . ' I YYednesday, Nov. 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Citiz.ens Center. One of the goals of these meetings is to make the public aware of the growing problems associated w ith prescription drug thefts and abuse. The public is encouraged to attend and to learn how to be more vigilant and cautious about these growing problems. ' 4 , I |