White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-18
lnigationD District Negotiates Contract
For Sale of Excess Power

ommend to Judge Webster that the
1882 maintenance charge for land re-
ceiving water from the ditch be fixed
at $40 per acre. This very favorable
rate was made possible through COM
pletion of arrangements to sell to the
!; Pacific Power q Light company sur
plus power generated at the Priest
Rapids plant. The contract providing
for this was completed Thursday eve
ming of last week between the Priest
Rapids Irrigation District and the pur-
chasing company, and under its terms
it becomes effective at once, even
though title to the properties has not
yet passed from the receiver to the
district.
The life of the contract is for ten
years. to begin whenever the plant is
able to deliver current this year and
continuing until March l, 1912. Dur
ing this period, the company agrees
to purchase from the district all the
electric energy the latter may find
it practical to sell in excess of the re-
|quirements for the operation of it's own
machinery and equipment, both during
and between the successive irrigation
seasons
The contract limits the amount of
current to be delivered to 24OO kilo-
watts, which is the maximum capacity
of the power plant in it's present condi-
ton. The point of delivery of the cur
rent is fixed as "Allard Junction,
point about mile south of the Coyote
pumping plant, where the P. P. & L.
company's transmission line intersects
the line between the power plant and
the pumping plant. Measuring irstru-
ments may later be installed at this
point, but because of their present ex-
cessive cost-several thousand dollars
the readings, for the time being, will
be taken at Priest Rapids and Allard
and the delivered current will be COM
puted from the instruments at these
two points.
The company agrees to pay the dis
trict for all the energy delivered, at
the rate of one and three-fourths mills
per kilowatt hour, which is the same
price the government receives for the
plant, where the rate is two mills per
kilowatt hour for current delivered
during the irrigation season, and one
and one-half mills during the period
between irrigation seasons.
The company obligates itself to pay,
on or before the 18th day of each
month for the energy received during
the preceding month and if payment
is not made within 80 days after the
close of the month"; the district has
the right to discontinue the further
supplying of energy until all bills then
due have been paid. The contract fur
ther provides that during such dis
continuance for non-payment of bills,
the company shall not be relieved from
the liability for payment for electric
energy available for it's taking during
such discontinuance.
The district must use diligence and
care in the maintenance and opera
ton of it's electrical property but shall
not be liable for the failure or impair
ment of the supply of current if due
to accidental breakdown or necessary
Shut down, in whole or in part. Also,
the district shall not be required IT,
operate the power plant at any time
or times within the life of the contract
when in the opinion of the directors
1t would be more economical to close
down. The power company agrees to
endeavor to maintain power factor
on it's lines of 80 per cent or higher
and to use due diligence in the opera
ton of its system, but is relieved from
any liability for interruption of SER
vice by reason of unavoidable acct
dent
The maintenance on the company's
lines of a power factor of 80 per cent
or higher makes it possible for the
Priest Rapids plant to operate more
efficiently and with less interruption.
If the power factor fluctuated over
wider range it would have tendency
to kick out the automatic switches
and cause the plant to be disconnected
from service and make it necessary
for the operators to switch the service
back again. Such a service is also bet
ter for all of the customers of the COM
pany in that it gives an even flow of
current to motors and other electrical
apparatus.
The contract further provides that
in the event of any break down or
temporary failure, in whole or in part,
of the districts power plant or other
electrical property by reason of acct
dent or other causes, the company
will deliver the district current up to
1900 kilowatts at rate of four mills
per kilowatt hour. The company re-
serves the right to make the delivery
of this stand by power in such man.
ner as not to interfere with the Gus
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