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<br />Western sells jim, power to non- <br />preference customers only if the <br />available supply exceeds the <br />demands of interested and eligible <br />preference customers. <br /> <br />The dominant resource available <br />to Western is the electrical power <br />generated at the Integrated <br />Projects' hydropower facilities. <br /> <br />_J <br /> <br />__J <br /> <br />!'RJ:FERE"C E <br /> <br />An important provision of the 1939 Act was to give preference in tbe sale of <br />Federally-generated electricity to municipalities, otber public corporations or <br />agencies, to cooperatives. and other nonprofit organizations financed under the <br />Rural ElectrifLcation Act of 1936. Western also requires thaL a preference <br />entity, as a general rule, must own and control their distribution system; be <br />willing and able to purcbase and distribute electricity; and be responsible for <br />supplying the entire electrical load to customers in its service area. Western <br />sells firm power to nonpreference customers only if the available supply exceeds <br />tbe demands of interested and eligible preference customers. <br /> <br />SA!. T LAKE CITY AREA INTEG RATED PROJECTS <br /> <br />Western's Salt Lake City Area (SLCA) is responsible for tbe marketing of <br />power from tbe Colorado River Storage, Collbran, Rio Grande, and Provo <br />River Projects, and from tbe Falcon and Amistad Dams. On October 1, 1987, <br />the Colorado River, Collbran, and Rio Grande Projects were integrated for <br />marketing and rate-making purposes. These projects are now known as tbe <br />SLCA Integrated Projects. <br /> <br />The Collbran Project's two powerplants, Upper and Lower Molina, bave been <br />in service since 1956 and can generate 14 megawatts (MW). The Rio Grande <br />Project powerplant, Elephant Butte, bas been in service since 1940 and can <br />generate as much as 24-MWs. The Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) <br />whicb includes the Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa, Crystal and <br />Morrow Point Powerplants and the participating project powerplant, Fontenelle, <br />are also components of the SLCA Integrated Projects. CRSP began generating <br />power in 1963. The maximum operating capacity of the five CRSP powerplants <br />and Fontenelle is about 1775 MWs. <br /> <br />Salt Lake City Area Hydroplants <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />Deer <br />Creel: <br /> <br />2 <br />