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<br />1:,1:11 ;1 <br /> <br />releases and outlet works at Kingsley showed only marginal <br /> <br /> <br />economic value when compared to other alternative power <br /> <br /> <br />sources. However, a dramatic increase in fossil fuel costs <br /> <br />in the fall and winter of 1973-74 greatly improved the <br />feasibility of the project. <br /> <br />In conjunction with the Nebraska Public Power District who <br /> <br /> <br />will market the power generated, a Joint License Application <br /> <br /> <br />was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com~ission. <br /> <br /> <br />USA, in April 1978. The application is now pending and <br /> <br />issuance of a license is expected shortly. <br /> <br />Since Kingsley Dam provides water primarily for irrigation, <br /> <br /> <br />the release schedule closely follows the summer irrigation <br /> <br />demands. The hydroelectric project will not modify the <br /> <br /> <br />irrigation release pattern so that most power generation <br /> <br /> <br />will occur during the summer months. Since the peak demands <br /> <br /> <br />for electric power occur during the peak irrigation pumping <br /> <br /> <br />and air-conditioner seasons, power generated by the Kingsley <br /> <br />Project will closely match the peak power demand schedule. <br /> <br />The project plan calls for the addition of a 50 ~lW power- <br />plant at the outlet from Kinsgley Dam. A 5.8 meter diameter <br />penstock will be inserted inside of the existing outlet <br />structure and a powerhouse will be constructed at the <br />downstream toe of the existing darn (Figure 51. The Keystone <br /> <br />-18- <br />