Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-27

The proposed plan Of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
Il rte to duplicate the transmission and distribution
facilities If til" Southern Scrras Power Company, and
II develop power for the valley ut five hydro plants
located ON wastsways and irrigation canals and from
a steam plant located Imperial, offers insufficient
possibility Of profit TO the District entering
ii,o .lia t:l!d OF service.
-Thc proposal Of the District to bui}d electric dis
- lbuioa lines into rural areas the basis OF one
Ii e OF line fpr each S}"co OF monthly revenue guar
aneaed is very little mo.e advantageous than the basis
or which extensions arc now being bult by the = s
r. 60. t4icr til, District : proposed rule very f. II
any consumers would be served outside Of the cities
that .trc not receiving service
. Tie Districts proposal to build a power system
- nj 10 reduce electric soc below those charg
I'd hv the Southern Sierras Power Company il l92t,
if put rto effect, would give to city electric eonSu
4Y2cic:lN tn" entire SAVING possible, and would
leave little nothing available to build neS or 10
reduce the taxes i'm rural districts About ninety per
of tho District present tax income is from ter
ri:ory outside OF the cities.
STbcra is at the present time before the
4 California Railroad Commission involving the cec
mi. rates of ;le southern Sierras Power Company in
Imperial Valley. and other portions Of The territory
served hv II. An exhibit No IS in this caSc Pc.
pared bF fire engineers of tic ComuisS ON, shows that
The rates in 'mp"'iai VALLEY il cnt 32t'c Gas c'aE
cd ia 1927, would sill Weld The company fair 'c
turn. THIS is greater reduction thau that rroroscd
h The District ,3oGJ
= During the progress % this c"e,rc rates hay"
y acau reduced three times in Imperial VALLEY fhct,
reia,to lay. been made principally in residential
ar.l ,nuHcria ia1 lighting, cooking and hcating loads
winch were the most out Inc and these REDUCTION
ayerag, about glr for residential and co2l'acfca
lighting. and l2't for cooking and heating Ihes'
are tie .oaus upon which tho District would n1ve t
depend primarily for its revenue" If 1t enters INTO com
pct,i.u with ;hc power company.
c-Tbe reductions made by tie power company, sine.
Ol927 ia Ike loads whc'. available 10 the Dis
trrt shoali Ii cutrr into competition, will aNerss he
t2eea s.9s, and i5.sfe. naarjv half Of tn red1c
;ien which tile District proposes to make
r Conclusions u..u regards to the feasibility and
! d.>iYalfy Of entering the power tlcd 10y ttf i''S
trr cannot properly be based GPon the present or lS
rates ard service OF The seataer" Ntrts Fo"f 9m ,
p:tuv Int ma~t he based upon til" ABILITY %. tr Us
rict t. give cq&al service at lower :".rh ihaH mos
which the utility in the ft,d can offer IN fi!' T.
.TrRE.
O. Anhoa.n III, rates IF tb. ezis.a; company Aaee
O, en- substantially r.dar,d during the pas, E'4f'
fur .,r r-au.ttau- are 'a~,ih- without reducing 'Ae
rrtara en- IL investment in l@.r.r"i valley h'i'A Il
au therefore. br expected in both power and light
I'm r.rss il the company Is allowed TO develop The ea,
tire territory t'c. frors dassro. tiF- eom?ct.tIon.
.-l ,.,,r company pres .a transmission fa"i''-
y. ar. .a:rc:ea. to provide for annroEma,r% y
ilocs iHcra3~, 81 load with hat rr."f'"@ ''.- ."'
crgas' IN Is lAF stmrf
I'll. power production costs Of til. co'a.a".. are
.r1 covered ,lr 20 te tu=tbas Of cheap steam po"
-, and I; nrr advantageous rs' Of !S h%ai' resource
Tic r,.. oe distributing power brco""s .'ss per
.suit as tA" Ioa, increases,
Ea.. Of tl.sc three factors wlI tend to r.iH~' c
futar. COS: Of c,c.rcitr in the Imperial Ha"c%' 4
.I, soa. paur ogertros without comI"t.>i'h
9C-.s fa.t,,> Substantial reductions IL 'at", "n'
III ,stre.a...ut, iu ,nt-i.. during iI" next FIVE
y..r. .,r. not oi.4o.sIs possible 10y the Sou:ior'
,.r.. t' Conclusions gard,ne t,o dc,lrahil5tE and
.a,.s OF thr District ; project would be different
a; TIL. ri. eos. Of thc cntiro proposed proiact Of
- Di~t~ict win range bctwoon $2,oo"ho9 an.
-26aofo7, depending upon the amount Of business ID
District obtain during the first two years after