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<br />30 <br /> <br /> <br />002270 <br /> <br />a 417 megawatt thermal electric generating station, is considered the <br />most economic installation. The capital cost of the water unit is <br />estimated to be $86,000,000. The powerplant costs which may be pro- <br />vided by private power companies are $53,500,000 for a gas-fired unit <br />and $65,000,000 for a coal-fired unit. For the purpose of analysis, <br />the unit cost of water was determined for plants located on the <br />California coast. The gas-fired plant produced water at a plantside <br />cost of about $105 per acre-foot, and the coal-fired plant produced <br />water at a plantside cost of about $90 per acre-foot. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The experience gained by constructing and operating intermediate <br />size plants should serve to decrease these unit cost values. Techno- <br />logical advances as a result of the basic and applied research pro- <br />grams of the Office of Saline Water are also predicted to further <br />decrease these costs. <br /> <br />. <br />