The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-20
POWER co. MAKING
IMPROV EMENTS
Equipment and Substa-
tons Will be in Use
November l
TO EXTEND LINES

A survey is now being made for
new high voltage power line be-
tween Blackfoot and Pocatello to be
used in connection with improve
ments contemplated by the Idaho
Power company and the Utah Power
& Light company, which, when COM
pleted, will greatly improve the cleo
trio service in Blackfoot, Pocatello
and the towns from Idaho Falls to
Ashton by reducing service interrupt
tions to minimum.
The Idaho Power company will
build $4,000 volt heavy construc-
ti0n line from Pocatello to Black
foot. The Utah Power & Light COM
pany will build similar line from
their big power plant at Grace to
| Pocatello via McCammon, utilizing
their present pole line from Grace to
McCammon, but changing it from
II, 200 volt line to a $4,000 volt
line; and from Blackfoot to Shelley
where they will connect to their
present line between Idaho Falls and
Shelley. They will tie in with the
Idaho Power company's new line at
Pocatello and Blackfoot and thus
connect their system along the upper
Snake river with that in the south
east Idaho and northern Utah.
The Idaho Power company will in
stall new $50 XIV. 1O00 h.p.) A.
600: 2300 volt substation at Black
foot and similar one of 5000 XIV.
capacity $4,000 h.p.D at Pocatello.
For the present, the new substations
will be connected to the Utah Power
& Light companys system with gen.
Grating station at Grace and Idaho
Falls and will be used for reserve
purposes only, and the normal SER
vice to Blackfoot and Pocatello will
be supplied from American Falls over
the old $4,000 volt line. In case
of line trouble between Blackfoot
and American Falls, or a shutdown
of the American Falls plant, service
may be restored in either Blackfoot
or Pocatello by switching the local
system from the Idaho Power COM
pany's system to that of the Utah
Power & Light company and inter-
ruptions which formerly have lasted
from ten minutes to number Of
hours will be cut down to less than
five minutes as it is almost incon-
ceivable that both systems will be
down and OUT simultaneously.
1t is planned to have the new lines r
and substations ready for use in
November.
Future improvements, that Is
within the next two or three years,
will consist of the development to
its full capacity of the American
Falls power plant and the construc-
tion of new $4,000 volt heavy duty
line from American Falls to Poca-
tello. When this is completed, the
old $4,000 volt lines between Ameri-
can Falls and Blackfoot, erected by
The late Senator Brady in 1902 and
1903, will be abandoned and torn
down.
At more future date, we may
look for the interconnection Of the
American Falls plant with those Of
The Idaho Power company on the
lower Snake river from Shoshone
Vening between the two systems Is
low a little more than sixty miles.
Going from the realm of actuali-
les to that of dreams, which are
by no means impossible of attain
nent, we can conceive of further in
;erconnections that would make the
entire northwest a vast network Of
electric transmission lines. Viz.
Utah Power & Light company and
Montana Power company between
Ashton and southwestern Montana,
Montana Power company and Wash
ngton Water Power company in the
Jour d'Alenes, Washington Water
'ower company and Pacific Power G
light company in eastern Washing
on, and Pacific Power & Light COM
'any and Idaho Power company in
astern Oregon
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