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<br />1861
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<br />(Potontia~-doveLopment)
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<br />The; annuo.l fim powor potontio.litio's and tho toto.l annual pa'lor
<br />potontinlitics arc shewn rospoctivoly on tables 6 ::'.1ld 7.
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<br />Tho nocossary rosorve Gonorc.ting capacity Vlould bo low for tlu
<br />Initial Dcvolopr.cnt of tho Gunnison-f.r!:o.nso.s Projeot pa.ver s;,-stom be-
<br />causo of intorconnections with tho Blue-South Plat to Projoct powor
<br />systom. It is ostirotod th.'\t tho cowinod rosorvo Genoratinb.co.pacity
<br />nooded for both s:istoms would be tho largost gO:lJrating unit in oithor
<br />systom. The larGost gonorc.ting unit in eithor system vlOuld bo 29,000
<br />kilmvc.tts; thoreforo reserve ca~'\city fer tho Initial Developmont would
<br />bo one-half this cc.paci ty er g,500 l:ilo,",,"tts. ,
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<br />With reforonco to oxhibit 9, it is very ovident thD.t the dopondo.blo
<br />goncr,,-ting 'capacity of nO,730 kilo".",-tts represented by the potential
<br />Gunnison-Ar~so.s Project Initial Dovelopmont could bo absorbod in tho
<br />,-~_.combined~pewor~r;nrket~e,roa__pr:o.ctico.lly, o.s__soon .o.s it coul.d~bo_ cc:n.'!.trucj;o.d,.
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<br />" ',--~'-~'-~, ., Pro11i:tino.ry' invoCstii;:ltior.:S-tcr.'ad-,hx.-xirium--dcvoTopm6htCof~'i:'IXl-:'~ :,.,
<br />.. .cproje.ct_-: snovr~tJ11j; :Cori~--,"1.le'li~on: c.61ild~be___ Mco,~pl:.isn~_ in't",,, '.sto.go-sy- ,._
<br />~. t hOc "Initi:j. Ulg?Ql~opi:ioiTt~::T~~h :=:'119 ;~Q9.:lfiJ_OI"!atf!l-~ri~o,llod.-= ce. pc. ~~~_o.nd
<br />.. 'o.nnuo.~--Genor'ltion-of-66l-,-700,-OOO..1ci-lol'lntthDurs-o.s indica tod in-tlu,gcrc-,
<br />port; and tho "!-Jluxir.mm Gravity Diversion" with un additional 211,250
<br />ldlovrotts insto.llod co.po.city o.nd totul ,,-m,uc,l projoct genoro.tion of
<br />2,200,000,000 kilcr<<atthours. Additions to tho Initial DovolopCEnt tr::'.1ls-
<br />mission systO::1. would be nocossary to market t110 power of tho socond
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<br />Very probcbly tho ontiro gonorc.ting caplcity 'of :>90,650 kilavro.tts
<br />from tho Gunnison-Arbmso.s Project could profitably be absorbed in tho
<br />conbinod powor no.rkot aroo. and aclj oining power no.rl,et o.rco.s in a 25-
<br />yoo.r poriod. Futuro irrvostit;"tions and dovolopllents in tho area \'.1.11 bo
<br />tho dotormining factors as to tho foo.sibility of tho "1.1:1ximun Gravity
<br />Divorsion" of tho Gunnison-Arl::lJ1so.s Projoct.
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<br />Roforring to oxhibit 9, tho depondc.blo gonor:J.tint; c:J.pacity of
<br />110,730 kilm1:J.tts is shown as being installod by 1956. This o.ssunption
<br />is b:J.sod on t110 powor noeds of tho conbined powor n:J.rl,ot aro:J. ruthor
<br />tlnn on' ccononic considor:J.tions of prosont high construction cost s.
<br />However, it is boliovod tlk~t construction costs will bo lowor during
<br />tho actual construction poriod of tho Initial Dovolop::1.ont.
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