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Show The Enterprise Review, April 14, 1976 Issues Blowing in the Wind byP. VandeGraqff Higher energy costs and cal generators driven by wind power have been installed or are under development in the dwindling resources have brought a renewed interest in sis on fuel conservation, power as a potential source for supplemental elec- trie power generation. The Science Foundation, Energy Research and Development Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are cur- engaged in wind power research and in prototype generator development. Until such time as wind power can with conventional energy sources, however, its contribution to .the overall energy supply will be minimal at best. Use of wind for electrical power generation in the U.S. how-win- d ever, interest is mounting in both residential-size- community-scal- e and d wind-power-Natio- ed generators. The NSF, NASA and ERDA are cooperating in the instal-rentl- y lment of a commercial-scal- e generator at Sandusky, Ohio, designed to generate 100 kilowatts of tricity. It is estimated to be large, enough to serve as the sol source of electricity for 501116 30 average-siz- e private residences. wind-power- ed elec-compe- NASA is also now te develop-ha- s wind-farmbeen limited primarily to in8 a residential-size- d Until about 1950, when miU for home. use electricity, cost is central power stations and the from and power lines to mated model is presently rural consumers were a Place on NASA.S?,unk at installed by the Rural Electri- s. Mass-producti- esti-connecti- on $500-51,00- full-sca- fication Administration, some 50,000 small generators were in use on individual U.S. farms. It 'is unlikely that any large seg- of the farming commun- ity would abandon this central system in favor of returning to wind-power- ed d individual gen- erators. The convenience of present system, as well as the investment it represents to the users, is too great. wind-powere- Several large-scal- e electri- - ng 0, le Hampton, Virginia. The bIades are said to rotate in almost any wind, and are expected to achieve enough revolutions per minute to vjde electricity for a typical single-famil- y dwelling, pro-me- be reckoned with, including size, weight and design of the windmill, consistency of wind movement and volume, and wind direction. With the deve- lopment of aerodynamically designed propellers, electrical generation on a small scale became practical. Deseret Pharmaceutical Co. was $.31. Inc. reported continued sales Dale H. Ballard, company strength in its second quarter president, reported in a letter of fiscal 1976. to stockholders that the The company reported a 31.8 percent increase in sales over the same period one year ago. For the six months period ended February 28, sales were One of the major problems up 40.2 percent over the first to be resolved is that of half of 1975. Net sales for the quarter storage of the excess electri- city generated on windy days ended February 29 were for later use. While batteries $9,573,000, compared with a could be used for this purpose, $7,266,000 figure for the same their storage capacity is limi- - period in 1975. Net income for ted and initial and replace- - the quarter was $1,317,000, ment costs are high. compared to last years figure The sheer size of a windmill of 670,000. Income per share to power all the lights, for the second quarter 1976 appliances and entertainment was $.43, compared with last equipment in a modern house- - years per share figure of $.23. hold would create aesthetic Comparing the first half of and noise problems. A more 1976 with that of 1975, the net practical system appears to be sales for this year totaled tieing wind-powgenerated $17,643,000; the 1975 figure electricity into an existing' was $12,581,000. Net income er electrical grid. Conventional fuels or energy sources would continue to provide the pri- mary electrical generation. for 1976 first half was $2,303,000; for 1975 it was $896,000. Income per share 1976 reached $.75; for 1975 it increased sales volume, coupled with lightly improved gross profit margins and no increase in total overhead expenses, resulted in further improved pre-ta- x margins, 26 reaching percent of sales for the second quarter and 24.7 percent for the first half. These figures compared to 16.8 percent and 12.2 percent respectively for the same two periods a year ago and 23.1 percent for the first quarter of this fiscal year. He told stockholders that notes payable to banks were reduced by $2 million during the quarter and the remaining $1.5 million was paid off in March, so the company was completely free of bank debt. Stockholders of record February 26, 1976 received a dividend of six and cents per share. one-quart- er nt As with many of the supple- - mental energy sources, con-th- e tinued research will be needed before wind-powgenerated electricity can make more than a marginal contribution to the nations energy supply. Prince, Langheinrich & Greer is looking er Terracor Mansion Subject of Economic Study continued from page 4b 22,973 square foot office space on the building. Terracor currently has 25,600 square feet. The authors also concluded that had Terracor razed the mansion to construct a new building, the cost of demolition coupled with the cost of construction would have resulted in a damage of about $34,000 to the owner. The ratio of the size of a lot to the size of the present building on the lot is a major factor in restoration feasibility the study concluded. The ratio of the Terracor buildings to its lot, the researchers found, was .78. The average ratio on all South Temple lots was .41. If the ratio of square footage of building to square footage of land were the only variable in the analysis, it could be concluded that the break-eve- n point where the owner would suffer neither losses nor gains by maintaining the existing building would be a ratio of .65, the researchers wrote. They pointed out the tax yield on new buildings would be greater than those on existing buildings. They figured taxes on the present Terracor building amounted to $25,600; taxes on the potential building for that site would be $37,905. But, they added, A number of variables must Deseret Pharmaceutical to Build Sales Strength operating costs for the existing building are greater than they would be for the potentially new building because modem buildings are more efficient to build and use. The estimated operating expenses of the present Terracor building are $51,200 annually. The cost of operating the potential building would be $45,956 a year. Terracor may not have gained a great savings by restoring a historical mansion instead of constructing a new office building. But Terracor did gain a prestigious address and an aura of grace and beauty. According to Terracor spokespeople, that was the major goal of Terracor founder Franklin D. Johnson and his partners Ellis Ivory, Sr. and H. Roger Boyer. Terracor for three more good men. Each will have a private office. Telephone John Prince, Phone 532-382- 5. All inquiries confidential, of course. John Prince wanted to architecturally express its concern with the quality of life in the communities it designed, spokespeople say. But would they make the same decision today? Probably not, says one company spokesperson. The company was founded in the booming sixties when we could afford a high commitment to culture and aesthetics. Today we probably simply couldnt afford it. Prince, Langheinrich INCORPORATED 350 South Fourth East Suite 204 & Greer Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 |