Opinion ID: 1851827
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Location of the Lines of the Suppliers

Text: Otter Tail's nearest distribution line is approximately 1,200 feet away at its nearest point. It has a transmission line about 240 feet away, and presently is supplying temporary service from the transmission line by use of a surplus or obsolescent transformer, at a cost of approximately $400, which cost contains no allowance for the value of the transformer. The cooperative has a distribution line 73 feet from the nearest point of the Kendall property, and it could supply service from that line at a cost of $250, which would include the cost of a transformer and the cost of the service drop. It seems obvious from this that the cost considerations are in favor of the cooperative, and Otter Tail's attempted justification is based upon the highly unusual and temporary expedient of using a transmission line for distribution purposes. Even then, the cooperative's distribution line is closer and the cost of electric service provided by the cooperative would be less.