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Electrical Power for Valdez and the Copper River Basin-1981

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CHAPTER IISUMMARY<strong>Valdez</strong> <strong>and</strong> Glennallen, both served by <strong>Copper</strong> Valley Electric Association(CVEA), <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Alyeska Pipeline terminal in <strong>Valdez</strong> are all presentlysupplied from oil-fired electric generation. CVEA is currently into. construction of <strong>the</strong> l2-MW Solomon Gulch hydro project. Assumed projecton-line-dateis <strong>1981</strong>. A l38-kV transmission line between <strong>Valdez</strong> <strong>and</strong>Glennallen is also assumed to be completed in <strong>1981</strong>.This report dealt primarily with alternatives <strong>the</strong> <strong>Valdez</strong>/Glennallenareas have <strong>for</strong> meeting <strong>the</strong>ir electric power needs after full utilizationof Solomon Gulch. .The <strong>Valdez</strong> area <strong>and</strong>, toa lesser extent, <strong>the</strong> Glenallen area experiencedrapid growth during <strong>the</strong> Alyeska pipeline construction period of 1974 to1977.· The following table shows a summary of historical annual growthrates.ResidentialPeriod Growth (%)1970-1973 7.71973-1977 50.01977-1979 -9.4<strong>Valdez</strong>Commercial/IndustrialGrowth (%)3.438.2-3.91970-1973 15.91973-1977 24.01977-1979 -7.5Glennallen5.042.6-9.8Energy use per customer in 1979 was:Residential6,666 kWh<strong>Valdez</strong>Commercial/Industrial62,350 kWhResidential4,708 kWhGlennallenCommercial/Industrial55,171 kWhCVEA retail rates <strong>for</strong> electric energy in 1979 were:(revenue per kWh)Residentiall2.7e<strong>Valdez</strong>Commercial/Industrial10.geResidentiall4.leGlennallenCommercial/Industrial13.4eThe annual cost of generation in <strong>the</strong> CVEA area in 1979 averaged 8.le perkWh. Preliminary input from <strong>the</strong> utility indicates close to lOe/kWh in1980.3

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