PUB00037

• Year: 1988
• Title: Colorado Joint Planning Study Economic Potential of Pumped Storage
• CWCB Section: Interstate & Federal
• Author: Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
• Description: Assessment of whether pumped storage facilities are economically attractive to Colorado utilities
• Publications - Doc Type: Water Resource Studies

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1.3.1 Centel Electric-Colorado

As an investor-owned power system, Centel Electric-Colorado (Centel) provides
electrical service to approximately 70,000 customers in the Pueblo, Canon City, and
Rocky Ford areas, serving a population of approximately 125,000 people. Centel's
peak summer demand of approximately 190 MW is met by approximately 100 MW of
internally-owned capacity augmented by purchases from other utilities.

1.3.2 City of Colorado Springs

As the State's largest municipally-owned power system with its own generating
facilities, the Colorado Springs Department of Public Utilities serves approximately
142,000 customers. The City's own generating capacity is approximately 600 MW and
it purchases power from the Western Area Power Administration. The peak hour
electrical demand is approximately 500 MW.

1.3.3 Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority

The Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority (Authority) was
created in 1981 by the Colorado General Assembly for the primary purpose of aiding
in the planning, design, financing, and construction of water and hydroelectric power
projects. To implement this purpose, the Authority has been empowered, under
specific statutory guidelines, to issue revenue bonds for financing such projects. The
Authority is a political subdivision of the state and is not an agency of state
government. Members of the Authority Board of Directors are appointed to three-year
terms by the Governor with confirmation by the Senate. Of the nine Board members,
eight represent the major drainage basins in Colorado, and the ninth represents the
City and County of Denver.

1.3.4 Platte River Power Authority

Headquartered in Fort Collins, the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) is a political
subdivision of the State of Colorado owned by the cities of Estes Park, Fort Collins,
Longmont, and Loveland. PRPA supplies wholesale energy to its four member cities
and serves approximately 80,000 customers. PRPA owns approximately 409 MW of .
capacity at the Craig and Rawhide power plants and purchases power from the

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