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Show More Power from Glen Canyon A study to investigate the potential of expanding the powerplant at Glen Canyon Dam is beginning, Regional Director N. W. Plummer of the Bureau of Reclamation has announced. The study will look at the economic feasibility and the environmental impacts of adding up to 250,000 kilowatts (KW) to the current capacity of 950,000 KW at the Glen Canyon facility. Powerplant expansion ex-pansion is one alternative to meet increasing electric power demands in the Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado areas. Gas-fired turbines are currently used to meet these growing power requirements; however, increasing gas costs and short supplies are making hydropower more attractive. at-tractive. A series of public meetings is being held to introduce interested people to the project study. Meetings will beheld in Page, Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona and Salt Lake City. |