Show Final I gives final approval to to construct power line The final hurdle was cleared last Friday by the Utah Power Light Company who plan to build a high-power transmission line into the Uintah when the Utah Public Service Commission gave its approval fori the The hearing was completed last Friday in Salt OPPOSING THE grant to the investor-owned company was the Moon Lake Electric a non-profit corp who operates in the It was a public versus private power conflict that arose in the hearing when Moon Lake charged that would infringe on its service IN ITS the Granted authority I to construct a line from its Carbon plant at to 2 Allowed the utility a certificate to provide service in Duchesne County under a franchise granted by the county last E M. utility president and general said construction of the line will be completed early in i GIRL Myton American Legion Auxiliary a n d P-TA arc these young high school juniors to State at Utah State Donna Richens of Colleen Dixie in time to comply with an agreement with San Francisco Chemical Corp for delivery of power by ESTIMATED OST of the transmission facility is Mr Naughton said delivery of power in Duchesne County would depend on power demands that no definite plans for that service have been made as The line will bring the Uintah Basin into the company's interconnected power Existing power sources in the Vernal area will be used only as according to the company FOLLOWING THE hearing j and before the order was I Moon Lake withdrew its cation to the to be certified as a public The fact that it is not subject to state control as a utility was an issue in the hearing on application Moon Lake operates under the authority of and with the financial backing of the Rural Electrification THE DECISION found that should not interfere with now offered by Moon Lake or by Uintah Power Light Naughton said the new line will provide an supply into the we believe will be adequate for many SAN FRANCISCO Chemical's contract is for a supply of 7 Prospective power demands cited in the report are oil and gas exploration in the Basin and crude oil pumping have great confidence in the growth of the Naughton SURVEYING FOR the line has been Underway for several and a right-of-way has been virtually completed by employees of Crews employed by the company have been located in this area and will soon have their part of the job done Actual construction should begin in the next week I or |