The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
POWER COMPANY
PETITIONS GET
DOUBLE SET BACK
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fact that the Alabama Power COM
pany owns other valuable water
power sites in Alabama and holds
certificates permitting the develop
ment of hydroelectric units.
1t its order denying the petition for
the transmission line from Huntsville
to Sheffield, the commission said In
part:
1T appears from the evidence sub
mitted by the petitioner in this case
that petitioner now has transmits
sion line in service between Gads-
den and Huntsville, the capacity OF
which line is variously estimated by
the witnesses at from II, 900 to $4,000
kilowat: that that line is now being
used to it's fullest capacity, and Is
carrying all the load which 1t was
designed to carry; that Huntsville
is presently in need of some 5000 adj
ditional kilowatts to meet It's indus
require considerable additional pow
er; and that, owing to the fact that
there is but a single transmission
line between Huntsville and Gads-
den which is tied to no source OF
power at its western terminus. the
large power users at Huntsville are
subjected to Interruptions amount
ing to about 1900 minutes, or thirty
hours per year.
1T further appears from the evil
dence that petitioner does not own
the steam station at Sheffield. or the
Gorgas transmission limo running
from Sheffield to the Gorgas steam
plant, but that this Sheffield steam
plant and Gorgas transmission line
were both built with funds of the
United States government, and are
the property of the United States
government, and that the tenure OF
petitioner as to both of these prop
of the Congress of the United States.
and upon the action of the Secretary
of War and that in the event Con-
gress should determine to take over
the Sheffield steam plant and the
Gorgas transmission line, and either
operate these sources of power itself.
or sell or lease them 20 another or
others. the pe-itione- would have no
sourdce of per L. Sheffield with
which to supply p1aHts "a Huntsville
with power.
'It further Apfas7z - n the evil
dence that the coutsuu a1ed tie line
could not be constructed n less than
seven or eli II months nd that its
construction you'd eHtai an expen-
diture on tie part etitioner OF
approximat s6SI5o9
TT thus appears lfofi the testt-
mony of titioner igsell. that II It's
petition Is granted, he lie line to be
constructed viii com e. on its west
ern terminus with & source of power
which petitioner nay lose entirely
and which AN re remaved from Its
control or thirty da5s' notice. and
that this 2 g 000 3low5.it tie line will
be connec on ta tern terminus
with a tra smiss.oa 20 with car
rying caDacttf g fFain only 1000
to 1900 stowatt IN CHI line Is al
ready loade TO is eaI acity as above
stated.
THE 90 lnissic7 is deeply Inn
pressed VITA the nssd of power users
in Huntsvii . Tor additional power
and for service Ines subject to less
interruY'io and temporary discon-
tinuance; howe r II does not appear
to the commission mat granting the
petition in this cas-, in the light OF
the above facts thAt petitioner Woulo
not be justified IN making an exren-
diture of over 500 600 for the con-
struction FOR tho feline in question.
Recognizing - t does the imper-
alive need OF power at Huntsville and
that this neea Is continuously In
creasing, the commission is of the
opinion mat tbs additional power
should be suppl "a to Huntsville by
the petit nar. aad without unneces-
sary DELAY, and 1aat petitioner should
address isself re- . certain and perma-
nent solution Of MS problem"
Secs J'fec meal Development.
In its order postponing action on
the petition for the development OF
a hydroelectrIe init at Lock IT, the
commission sald in part:
"petitioner fresents no plan ex.
cept Tor installation of one 1900 XIV
ger srato- at the government dam at
Loci II
The commission is of the opinion
thai ~ s pleceu.eal character of de-
veIopnent dVuending upon the un-
reR4'ateo glow Of the river, Will pro-
duo no pr.rsary power. as the
e, reaje .ow We ter will likely be used
u Ia Il ,ka and the proposed In
siallation " increase very little, II
any, ne pr nary power capacity Oh
pslitiouer's q, stem.
THE rAcora-contains no definite
evidence az the amount OF the
rental 10 be aid the government for
ine right to Sc the power. 1t being