Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
PEPCO Sill
Undecided on
Site for Plant
Company Is Given
0-Ddy Extension
On Loudoun Option

60-Ddy Extension
On Loudoun Option
The site Of q proposed $lo0
million generating plant for the
Potomac Electric Power Co. re-
mains unsettled today, accordinG
to announcement by the utility.
PEPCo President r. Roy Dunn
last night announced the CONF
pany had accepted 3 6e-dAy ex-
tension III the settlement rate
for purchase Of . site IN Ioudoun
County. VA
The extension. he said. had
been accepted 10 the company
could review pther locations and.
the whole question Of Its power
supply system
AT the same time. Mr.. Dunn
added that @the company had
originally decided ID be released
from the contract Z
The IOud0un site has been bit
terly opposed ~ Montgomery
County residents On the ground
that, while the plant would be
serving Montgomery Loud0un
would benefit from taxes % Iii
The settlement was due yes
terday. but the extension was
granted after conferences BE-
tween PEpCO oficials and owll-
ers 81 the 5I9-acre tract on the
Virginia side Of the Potomac.
Voluntarily Extended
The company president said
the settlement date on the cone
tract had been voluntarily ex-
tended hy the owners OF the
property.
Robert w. Wilson. vice PRESS
dent ii charge Of public rela-l
tions, said the extension 0fferl
had been made hi the landoWn-|
ers without d request from
PEPCC.
Glenn q. Richard. i member
Of the Virginia syndicate, which
owns the land. declined TO COM
ment on PEPCo,s statement In
this respect.
Although declaring the Lou
doun County site was desirable
from IN engineering point Of
view and would provide an eco
non1icaI supply for It's 3i3. 900
customers. IN. Dunn raid
ennis extension afTords the
company an ppOEkunity To res
view other locations and other
methods I'd meet the rapidly in
creasing demands fOf eIectricityI
Of It's consumers within ~ entire
service area
PErCo oflicials refused til
elaborate Oh the abatement.
Oficials also declined q CONF
Enent Oh whether b not HEPCOl
would withdraw IN piIcatioTli
to the District Pubic utilitiesi
Commission for approval Cf the
plant site.
Hearing ID CO on
A spokesman for the Senate
District Committee sid tllel
PEPCO announcement appar-
entity would not skpp plans Tor aI
subcoInnnittee hearing On Noe
yenber 10 on TIE possible effects
the plant might have On the
Potomac River water ternpera-l
ture and Dbl the District waters
supply
Mr.. Richard, spokesman Ter
the Triple Screen Farm syndi-
cate. which owns the L0ud0un
site. said the extension has mt
changed the terms Of the con-
tract, except Tor the settlement
= - $500. =: !, ,...,....... - In,
stands III forfeit Its $24. 900 de-
post II IL does not 90 through
with the purchase.
The contract also commits
PErCO To support the Triple
Seven gr0np II 4 seeks " eetI
industrial zol1iag on the re-
nAaindeT g tne oO-acTe tfacsI
AZ nougat 3 lev months aso.
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that connty's efforts ii have the
plant located ira MONTGOMERY
said 1871 nignt
The door Is stfli open. We
are waiting end are willing tol
co-operate with FEPC0 oficials.
We feel The company viii de- the
right thing and come into the
county where its customers live.
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