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<br />o ~:.. -;. f' ,1 <br /> <br />NEED FOR THE IlUNrINGTON CANYON GENERATING STATION <br /> <br />The Western Systems Coordinating COtulcil estimates the Utah Power <br />& Light Company system load at 1,400 row in 1974, as compared with 1,100 <br />row in the summer of 1971. <br />Utah Power & Light Company forecasts show a summer peakload require- <br />ment in 1974 of about 200 row above what its existing resources at that <br />time will provide. The Huntington Canyon Plant is essential to provide <br />capacity for the growing demand for electrical energy on the company's <br /> <br />system. <br /> <br />SroRCES OF ENVIROl'lMENTAL IMPACT <br /> <br />Impacts on the environment may arise from: <br /> <br />1. Construction and operation of the generating station and associated <br /> <br />transmission facilities. <br /> <br />2. Flue gas emissions from burning 800,000 to 1,200,000 tons of coal per <br /> <br />year for a 430-row unit, or about 4 million tons per year when the <br /> <br />ultimate planned capacity of 2,000 row is reached. <br />3. Disposal of an estimated 80,000 tons of ash produced annually for a <br />430-rnw unit, including possible leaching action. <br />4. Noise from generating station operation. <br /> <br />5. Intrusion of generating station structure on natural environment <br /> <br />(aesthetic impact). <br /> <br />6 <br />