WSP08998

• File Number: 8220.200.05
• Description: CRSP - Boulder Dam
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/31/1938
• Title: Report of Competitive Value of Falling Water for Primary Energy at Boulder Dam in Competition with Steam Power at the Load Center
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Tho Bureau of Power and Light is purchasing fuel

at present at an Jquivalent price of slil"htly less than.60

ce ts nor barrel, and in mv ouinion no value of primary

fa ing water based upen an eouivalent fuel price in excess

of ne dollar uer ~arrol should be considered.

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In connection with tho probable future prices of

oil and natural gas, it is interostinr to note that varipus

rof nerl' bV-TJroducts are be in, burned under boilers at The.,

Lou siana Steam Genorating Corporation's plant, which

tho steam and electrical ronuiremsnts for the oper-

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of tho Baton Rouge refiner'! of Tho Standard Oil Com..
of Louisiana. A general descrilJtion of this plant is
givo in an articlo by Mr. W. H, Bell, Vica-President of

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Tho ouisiana Generating Corporation, in the; November, 19:38

issu of Electric Light and Power. Mr. Bell's article

stat s that eight fuels are burned in tho Louisiana station,

a_s f llows,

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Acid Sludge )
Acid Tar )
wax T€\ilings )
Neutra.l Sludge )
Soda Bottoms )
Petroloull1 Coke )
Fuel Oil )

All obtained from
the r8'finory.

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. 8, Natural Gas, from the Fonroo Field.

A. B. Roberts

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