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. . . CHAPTER III INITIAL DEVELOPMENT Average annual equivalent Per acre -$40 31 benefits Pro ect total 3 0.000 279.000 Direct Indirect PUblic (45 new farms) Totals ~ 4~.000 68 .000 Power Benefits The estimated power benefits are summarized in the table below. As discussed in Chapter II, the power benefits were assumed to be equal to the costs of obtaining power equivalent to project power from steam- electric plants constructed and operated by private utilities, which are considered to be the most economical alternative source of power. Derivation of average annual power benefits Descri tion Average annual generation kw.-hrs. Firm capacity generation of plant (kw.) Average annual salable energy at delivery points (kw.-hrs.) Salable dependable capacity at delivery points (kw.) Energy benefits at 2.7 mills per kw.-hr. of salable energy Capacity benefit at $24.50 per kw. of salable capacity Total power benefits 11 Including taxes of $Bo50 per kilowatt. Amount 1 ,000,000 30,000 138.000.000 27,000 '372,000 1. 662,000 1J$l,034 ,000 Recreational Benefits Recreational benefits at Juniper .Reservoir as tentatively estimated by the National Park Service would amount to $336,000 annually. The rec- reactional benefits for this reservoir would be the same under the initial development as in the comprehensive plan, Fish and Wildlife Benefits In the absence of estimates by the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife. the Bureau of Reclamation has roughly estimated fish and wild- life benefits in Juniper Reservoir and in the Yampa River downstream from the reservoir at about $80,000 annually. Net effects on other wildlife habitat have not been estimated but these are not expected to signifi- cantly affect the monetary evaluations of the initial development. Total Annual Equivalent Benefits The total estimated average annual equivalent benefits of the initial development over a 100-year period are summarized on the following page. 69