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Show Electric Power Supply Adequate Says Geo. Gadsby The inlermountain area has an adequate supply of electric power to satisfy all present needs and provide for new industries, according accord-ing to George M. Gadsby, president presi-dent and general manager of the Utah Power & Light Company. "No plant or industry has been unable to locate in this area for the sole or controlling reason cf an inadequate power supply," he declared, explaining that there would have been sufficient iwer to serve the projected aluminum rolling mill and the Nor thru p airplane air-plane factory had government officials of-ficials decided to locate them in this territory. Mr. Gadsby pointed out that the power supply for new industries will be augmented by more than 60,000 kilowatts upon the completion comple-tion by the Utah Copper Company Jate in the summer of 1943 of at least two of its three projected steam-electric generating units. This 60,000 kilowatts of capacity will be released for general use over the Utah Power & Light company com-pany system when the new plant takes oyer the copper company load, ! Emphasizing the fact that no shortage of power thus far has been even, closely threatened, Mr. Gadsby asserted no shortage is in sight for such war production plants as have been indicated for this area. '('Only in the event of some large electro-chemical development, such as the recovery of magnesium from deposits whose extent is yet to be determined, would there be any need for large federal power developments," he declared. Commenting on power 'costs, Mr. Gadsby said his company last year paid 2.8 mills in taxes, rentals rent-als and license fees to government on every kilowatt hour of energy it sold. Publicly owlned utilities are making no corresponding contribution, con-tribution, and, therefore, can quote power prices without financial participation in the war effort. United States power resources met power requirements last year, except to a limited degree in the TV A area where precipitation was below normal," he asserted, "and at the same time maintained a reserve of 22 per cent of the installed in-stalled capacity. Even so the available power facilities were used but 55 per cent of the time". Mr. Gadsby said power generating generat-ing facilities of the Utah Power & Light Company were used 70 per cent of the time last year. "If we rearm as this war "requires "re-quires we will have to use America' Amer-ica' generating facilities more hours each. day. It is a race against time, and we cannot rearm re-arm on a 40-hour week. Should the nation use its electric generating gener-ating facilities 70 per cent of the time it will toe capable of producing produc-ing 46 per cent more energy by the close of 1943, than was produced pro-duced in 1941," he declared, "and at the same time maintain safe reserve capacity." |