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<br />! <br /> <br />o <br />,') <br />"*'" <br />.~ <br />00 <br />w <br /> <br />PRESENrATION <br /> <br />BY <br />PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO <br /> <br />RE <br /> <br />DUPLICATION OF TRANSMISSION LINES <br /> <br />PURPOSE The pUrpose of this statement is to <br />call the attention of CGngress to the <br />unnecessary transmission lines propo~ed <br />to be constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in connection with the Colorado-Big <br />Thompson project to serve the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, LODgmont and the <br />Union REA:near Brighton. These lines were designated in the 1950 Appropriation <br />request ot the Bureau of Reclamation as follows: <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />Brighton.V$1mont-Flatiron-Fort Collins <br />Greeley Tap 115 Kilovolt Line <br />Greeley-Brighton 115 Kilovolt Line <br />Sub-total . Duplicating Lines <br />Estes Park~Val.mont 115 Xv Line <br />Total - Unnecessary Lines <br /> <br />Total <br />Estimated <br />Cost <br /> <br />Appropriation <br />Request <br />1950 <br /> <br />$1,996;200 <br />989.531 <br />$2,985,731 <br />532,500 <br />$3,518,231 <br /> <br />$ <br />~ <br />$. <br /> <br />661,000 <br /> <br />661,000 <br />108,000 <br />769,000 <br /> <br />The first two proposed lines will constitute a duplication of this Com- <br />pany's facilities which are fUlly capable of serving these. communities. The last <br />mentioned line is unnecessary because the Company is ready, able and willing to <br />construct, At its own expense, all facilities needed to interconnect the project <br />wi th its Va'l.mont Plant. <br /> <br />The use of this Company'S existing facilities as proposed herein, instead <br />of building: duplicating lines, will accomplish all of the purposes of the Reclama- <br />tion Acts with resp.ect to "preference customers" and at the same time will: <br /> <br />1. SAVE $2,625,731 IN CONerRUCTION coers. <br /> <br />2; INCREASE BY $166,287 TEE ANlWAL INCOME AVAILABLE FOR <br />AMORl'IZATION OF PROJECT, <br /> <br />By: permitting the Company to build the Valmont connections a further saving <br />in constrUOtion cost .of $532,500 will be realized. <br /> <br />! <br />2 <br />g <br />. <br />! <br />. <br />. <br />~ <br /> <br />In view of the fact that the estimated cost of the Colorado-Bi Thom son <br />ro ect has :risen from 00 000 at the time of its authorization to a . resent <br />fi of 1, 1000 ever e:f'f'ort allould be made to take advan e of feasible <br />plan to redUce this over-all cost and he'lp to contribute to the repa~nt of the. <br />project. . <br /> <br />1 <br />