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<br />tv <br />r- <br />~ <br />N <br /> <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJE <br /> <br />PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW MEXICO <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF TRANSMISSION AND INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS <br /> <br />The Public Service Co. of New Mexico in its initial wheeling proposal, <br />which was rejected by the Department, offered to wheel from the <br />Farmington area to Albuquerque for a charge of 1.25 mills per kilo- <br />watt-hour or $6 per kilowatt-year. <br />Under a proposal submitted February 9, 1962, the company would <br />dedicate 140 megawatts of transmission capacity to wheeling of Colo- <br />rado River storage project or other power as desired by the Bureau <br />over its 230-kilovolt transmission system from the Farmington area <br />to Albuquerque and to Ambrosia Lake, the first line of which will be <br />in service in 1963. This line is routed through the Ambrosia Lake area <br />and there will be a 230-1l5-kilovolt substation on the line to make <br />deliveries to company and Colorado River storage project customers <br />in that area. The company will deliver a portion of the 140,000 <br />kilowatts to Colorado River storage project customers who desire <br />service in that area. <br />When wheeling capacity in excess of 140,000 kilowatts is needed by <br />the Colorado River storage project, the Bureau of Reclamation will <br />then construct a 230-kilovolt line from the Farmington area to Al- <br />buquerque and its line will be operated jointly thereafter with those <br />of the compnay to service the loads of both parties in the Ambrosia <br />Lake and Albuquerque areas. On the basis of present projections of <br />load growth, this will occur in 1969, and by 1973 the load would reach <br />190,000 kilowatts. <br />During the interim period, the company's wheeling charge would be <br />0.7 mills per kilowatt-hour with a minimum annual charge of not less <br />than $300,000. Upon initiation of joint operation, the interim period <br />terminates and all charges for wheeling will be discontinued. Esti- <br />mates indicate the total wheeling costs will vary from the minimum <br />of $300,000 in the first 2 years to a maximum of about $515,000 <br />when the 140,000-kilowatt limit on transmission capacity is reached. <br />The temporary postponement of Federal construction will result in a <br />savings in transmission costs of about $100,000 annually during the <br />power payout period for the storage project, with a corresponding <br />increase in the basin fund. <br />In addition, the long-range advantages of joint operation are the <br />dependability of a mulWine system and savings in losses. In addi- <br />tion, the company's proposal for joint operation provides for deliveries <br />at Ambrosia Lake, which is a real advantage to the preference cus- <br />tomers without additional cost to them or the storage project. <br /> <br />PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO.. <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS <br /> <br />Pacific Power & Light Co. offered in its initial proposal of April <br />1960, which was rejected by the Department, to construct trans- <br />mission lines into the Flaming Gorge powerplant and deliver Colorado <br />River storage project power to preference customers for a cha.rge of <br />I-mill per kilowatt-hour. <br /> <br />. "..:" <br /> <br /> <br />'," <br /> <br /> <br />, :7 ~,~\' <br />