The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1957 Page: 2 of 6
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TRANSMISSION SYSTIM
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53,000 KW Unit (1957-1959)
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EXPANSION—
(Continued frorn otge 1)
struction plans begins the sec-
ond decade of the long-range
expansion program begun at the
end of World War II. Since
then, WTU has invested $60
million for new facilities and for
enlarging existing facilities to
provide electric power for West
Texas.
Since 1946, the number of elec-
tric customers has increased 43
per cent, from 72,860 to 104,000.
The peak load has more than
tripled, increasing from 73,400
kilowatts to 243,500 kilowatts.
During the decade, the com-
pany's generating capability has
almost tripled, increasing from
88,180 to 250,500 kilowatts.
Estimates of future growth in-
dicate that by 1960 the peak
load will increase, to 366,000
kilowatts. The new generating
facilities covered by this five-
year construction program will
add 170,500 kilowatts to the
company's system generating ca-
pability. Upon completion of
the program in 1961. the eom-
I pany will have available a to-
jtal generating capability of 421,-
1000 kilowatts, almost 70 per
i cent greater than the current
generating capability.
It was pointed out that since
World War II. not only has the
number of residential customers
increased by almost 47 per cent,
but individual customers, by
adding electrical appliances such
as ranges, dryers, air condi-
tioning units, television and
other new appliances, have
doubled their use of electric
service. It is estimated that by
1961, the residential customer's
usage will have increased an-
other 50 per cent.
WTU is also interested in the
development of nuclear power.
Paralleling the present $51 mil-
lion power development pro-
gram, the comany is participat-
ing in nuclear research activi-
ties.
Young pointed out that West
Texas Utilities has for some
time been associated with the
Sargent and Lundy group, de-
signers of nuclear installations
at Argonne National Labora-
tories, Lement, Illinois. More
recently, WTU joined with 10
other private utility companies
in Texas to form the Texas
Atomic Energy Research Foun-
dation.
This non-profit Foundation re-
cently completed arrangements
with General Dynamics Corpora-
tion for a four-year, $10 million
research program in the field of
controlled tliermo-nuclear reac-
tions.
Young adfiea That In the im-
mediate future it was not like-
ly that nuclear fuels would be-
come economically competitive
with natural gas for electrical
production.
WTU's construction program
is already underway. Work of
installing a 5000-kilowatt gas
turbine unit at WTU's gas tur-
bine station northwest of Fort
Stockton began earlier this year.
The new gas turbine unit will
be in service in 1958
Construction for the addition
of major steam units at the
company's Paint Creek and Rio
Pecos plants will begin this fall.
A 53,000 kilowatt steam tur-
bine unit will be added at the
Paint Creek plant on I^ake
6tamlord in Haskell County.
Construction will begin next
month. The unit is scheduled
to be in operation in May, 1959,
increasing the plant's capabili-
ty to 126,000 kilowatts.
At the Rio Pecos plant, near
MeCamey, a 36,500 kilowatt
steam unit will bs added. Work
is scheduled to begin this fall.
The new s{eam unit to be add-
ed to the plant is designed for
use with a 5000 kilowatt gas tur-
bine unit now at the plant. The
three 6000-kilowatt steam units
now operating at the plant wili j
be maintained for peak load j
use. Upon completion of in-
stallation of the new unit in the
spring of 1^9, the Rio Pecos '
plant will have a capability oi,
59,500 kilowatts.
A new power plant will be
constructed on Oak Creek Lake
in the northeast corner of Coke
County. The 117-acre site se-
lected for the plant is or. the
west shore of the lake and is im-
mediately adjacent to Highway
70. A 57-acre portion of the
site has been purchased from
the City of Sweetwater, and the
company is negotiating with
Charles Copeland, Coke County
rsnchman, fof the purchase of
an additional 60 acres to com-
plete the tract.
Construction of the new power
plant will begin early next
year. The first 75,000 kilowatt
unit is scheduled to be in op-
eration in 1961. The ultimate
capacity of the plant will be
225.000 kilowatts.
This new plant, to be located
J1 and 1-2 miles north of Bronte
and three and one-half miles
south of Blackwell, is to be ap-
proximately in the geographic
center of the company's system.
Being almost equidistant from
Abilene and San Angelo. the
plant will be well situated to
supply the additional power re-
quirements for both cities and
h" surrounding areas.
The 138.000-volt transmission
line connecting Abilene and San
Angelo, which is now nearing
completion, extends within two
to three miles of the new plant
location. A 138.000-volt trans-
mission loop will connect the
new plant to the Abilene-San
Angelo line.
WTU has purchased water
rights on Oak Creek Lake from
the Gulf Oil Corporation. Gulf
had previously purchased the
rights from the City of Sweet-
water—owners of th£ lake. A
contract between the util:ty
company and Sweetwater re-
garding future use of water from
the lake has been completed.
The increasing of generating
capability is only one part of
providing electric power. Trans-
mission lines, substations and
distribution systems must be
exanded and increased in size,
capacity and quantity in order
to get electricity to towns and
customers.
To supplement and strengthen
the present 2652 miles of high-
voltage transmisison lines serv-
ing West Texas, WTU plans to
have in operation by 1960 a con-
tinuous 138,000-volt transmission
line from the Oklahoma border
near Quanah to San Angelo and
another 138.000-volt line from
the Rio Pecos plant at McCamey
to Val Verde County in south-
west Texas.
The transmission line from
Oklahoma to San Angelo will
provide continuous 138,000-volt
interconnection for WTU's Lake
Pauline plant, the Paint Creek
plant in Haskell County, the
Abilene plant, the new Oak
Creek plant, and the Concho
plant at San Angelo. This line
will also connect witlj the Pub-
lic Service Company of Okla-
homa's system to provide an
additional source of power.
The line from McCamey to
Val Verde County will connect
at the northern boundary of
Val Verde County with Central
Power & Light Company's sys-
tem, providing additional power
from that area.
The Oklahoma-San Angelo
line will be in service in 1958
when construction of the north-
ern segments of the line are
completed. New 138,000-volt
lines will be built bet we: ti~e
Paint Creek plant and Munday
and from Lake Pauline to the
Oklahoma border. The exist-
ing 69,000-volt line from Lake
Pauline to Munday will be con-
verted to 138,000 volts.
In 1959, construction of a
second 138,000-volt line from
Paint Creek to Abilene will be-
gin.
In that saime year, 10 miles
of 138,000-volt line will be built
from the Rio Pecos plant to Mc-
Camey, and the present 69,000-
volt line from McCamey to the
Central Power & Light Company
connection in Val Verde County
will be converted to 138,000-
volt line.
These 138,000-volt lines will
be operated in conneotion with
the 69,000-volt system which
interconnects with the South-
western Public Service Company
on the north, the Texas Electric
Service Company on the east
and west, and the lower Colo-
rado River Authority on the
south, in addition to the inter-
connection with the Public Ser-
viee Company of Oklahoma and
the Centra] Power ani Li?h'
Company. These interconnec-
tions with other utilities pro-
vide for a flow of electric now r
either into or out of the system
as needed.
Wot included in the present
five year construct!or budget,
but an integral part of future
planning, is a proposed new
plant in the San Angelo area.
Under terms of sale of the water
sytem to the City of San An-
gelo in 1950, WTU retained
water rights sufficient to add
^proximately 90,000 kilowatts
of capacity at the existing Con-
cho plant in San Angelo or at
one of the city's lakes. Current
plans indicate the possibility of
e new plant being constructed
on the Three Rivers Reservoir
when completed. Young sai
that he was confident that sat
isfactory details could be work-
ed out with the City of San An-
gelo.
The company also owns water
righls for additional generation
facilities at the Lake Pauline
r'finl and at the Paint Creek
ulent.
The Abilene and Concho plants
will continue to be staffed and
™iint ined as oDerating units
of the company's generating
system.
Addition"! distribution facili-
ties such a^ main feeders, ad-
ditional street lighting, capaci-
tors and conversion of distribu-
tion systems to higher voltages
I account for the balance of the
'five-year program.
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Welch, Lowell C. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1957, newspaper, August 22, 1957; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200378/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.