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<br />I <br /> <br />meet firm commitments. Powerplants at <br />Fontenelle, at Flaming Gorge, at Blue Mesa <br />on the Curecanti Unit in Colorado, and at <br />Glen canyon will be running wide open to take <br />care of the expected load of one million kilo- <br />watts of firm obligations. <br /> <br />The total capability of all the power- <br />plants is expected to rise to an all time <br />high of 1,100,000 kilowatts this year as the <br />reservoirs reach their greatest storage <br />levels so far. Any surplus generation that <br />is available due to the greater elevations <br />can be used for reserves and to assist ,other <br />power systems should they experience problems. <br /> <br />In Colorado, the Bureau has completed <br />storage project contracts with 23 wholesale <br />customers who retail to consumers in their <br />distribution areas. This represents over 25 <br />percent of our firm power contracts with <br />systems in the seven-state marketing area. <br /> <br />Power from additional plants at Morrow <br />Point, Crystal, and Central Utah will be <br />used as soon as the new facilities are oper- <br />able over the next several years. <br /> <br />Current studies indicate that all power <br />to be produced by units of the Upper Colorado <br />River Storage Project will be utilized by <br />preference customers during the next 10 years <br />or by 1979. In that time we expect to have <br />over 1-1/3 million kilowatts of firm power <br />under contract with these preference customers <br />who by law have first call on the output of <br />the federal plants. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Power revenues continue to expand with <br />the increase in power sales. Annual receipts <br />now stand at $19 million and the overall out- <br />look for repayment is considered to be <br />progressing at a satisfactory pace. Present <br />repayment studies show that all costs charge- <br />able to power will be completely repaid in <br />