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<br />..2- <br /> <br />1~ <br />ice <br />'c\! <br />:cv <br />c: <br /> <br />The rates for the oharges t'ixed by the Seoretllry- were <br /> <br />al storllge at' waterl 2511 per aore foot per yea.r. <br /> <br />bl F:lm energyl 1.63 mille per kilowatt hour, <br />Secondary- ene1"tl:Y1 0.50 mille per kilowatt hour. <br /> <br />The rate for storage ot water is believed to be the maximum that <br /> <br />, . <br />, <br /> <br />SIlch ueerscan afford to pay r.lthough probably about one-halt' the <br /> <br />eetual COllt at' such service. Finn energy is defined IlS an annual <br /> <br />output .t unit'om rate of Ii total of 4, "):).000,000 kilowatt houre <br /> <br />, <br />in the firilt year (when sufficient water hes been acoumulated to <br /> <br />gllll.erate 1.250.000.000 tllowatt hours at a uniform ratel and. there- <br /> <br /> <br />after finn Mlergy" will decrease by 8.760.000 kilowatt houre each yeSI' <br /> <br />becauee at the aetimeted incresse in consumptive use of water above <br /> <br />Boulder R~8ervoir. Secondary- energy is defined SIl any output in <br /> <br />e:rceee of thBt neceeaery to provide the unifom output of film enerllY. <br /> <br />and will be evsllllble at oartein SeaaOM of' the year when flood <br /> <br />wdtare fill the reservoir with watsr not needed to produoe the firm <br /> <br />energy. but it "ill not be available st ell times nor in anything <br /> <br />like conatant amounta. <br /> <br />Ths rates for t'inn energy are aotUally payments for the <br /> <br />vlllue of falling water at Boulder Dam. s1nee some of the oontraetorl!l <br /> <br />preferred to operate the po";ar plants thsselves and are now doing so. <br /> <br />paying ell coats of such operation f1'OlIl the turbine c:ls1ng. where the <br />United states delivers the wehr. This demend on the part ot' 80lIlS <br /> <br />contractors forced the Slne :requir€lll.ent on all of thEljl. and the Los <br /> <br /> <br />Angslee Bureau of Power and Light operates the plant on the Navadfl <br /> <br />shore end the Southern Cali ramie J1:d1eon Company will operate the plent <br /> <br />on the Ar1.zonr> shore. <br /> <br />The peylllents to the united States for rim energy are there- <br /> <br />fora intMlded to be the mea""-lre of the vallle of falling lO"ater. <br />