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<br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />GROSS LOADS OF PREFERENCE CUSTOMERS - (Continued) <br />of the Interior makes definite decision and announcement of the location <br /> <br />and magnitude of power allocations. <br /> <br />Preference customer gross loads as estimated for the States <br /> <br />of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming for various years <br /> <br />are indicated in the following tabulation and also shown graphically on <br /> <br />Graph No. 1. <br /> Winter Peak Loads - Megawatts <br />State 1958 1965 1970 1975 1980 <br />Arizona 213 559 867 1178 1664 <br />Colorado 224 386 557 786 1109 <br />New Mexico 60 206 295 380 471 <br />Utah 80 166 214 274 332 <br />Wyoming 55 83 108 135 168 <br />Totals 632 1400 2041 2753 3744 <br /> <br />It should be mentioned that Arizona's peak load occurs in the <br /> <br />summer time and is about 60% higher than winter peaks. <br /> <br />The above figures indicate an average annual growth from 1958 <br /> <br />to 1980 of about 8 percent per year compounded which is well below that <br /> <br />experienced by REA projects in the area in past years as well as in the <br /> <br />Nation as a whole. <br /> <br />- 5 - <br />