The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1987 Page: 11 of 12
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JANUARY 15,1987
PAGE 11
91 2nd St. • Big Lake, Texas • 884-2641
Open 7 days a week
Free Cokes *
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Come and see our
new restaurant menu
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Two New Services at
Big Lake Lumber Co
WTU new plant now on line
ABILENE-With its new Okla-
union Power Station in commer-
cial operation, West Texas
Utilities Co. is again capable of
generating all the power its
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The peak demand for elec-
tricity exceeded the capacity of
WTU's installed general stations
several summers ago and
additional power had to be pur-
chased from neighboring utility
companies.
'This means that we literally
have grown into this new power
plant,' explained Walter Meller,
WTU's manager of system
production.
'Often, when a new plant is
brought on line it creates an
immediate huge surplus of
general capacity. In our case,
completion of Oklaunion
timed to coincide with
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our
needs.'
The coal-burning Oklaunion
unit eight miles southeast of
Vernon has a net rated capacity
of 665 megawatts, which is more
than half the 1,070 megawatt
capacity of all of WTU's gas-
fired plants. WTU owns 54.69
percent, or 370 megawatts, of
the new plant, which is the first
jointly-owned unit in the Central
and South West System. Other
owners are Public Service Co.
of Oklahoma and Central Power
and Light Co., both members of
CSW; the Oklahoma Municipal
Power Authority and the City of
Brownsville.
The new plant was officially
declared commercial December
24. The power is under control
of a central dispatcher in
Abilene, who economically loads
the various generating units in
the WTU system.
As Plant Manager Chuck
Adami of Vernon explains it,
Will You Help
West Texas Boys Ranch
Pick up station in Big Lake
(Located in Boone Building)
West Texas Boys Ranch Thrift Store
See or call Blue Chateau or Glasscock Chev.
Please donate anything of value-clothes,
books, large or small appliances, furniture etc.
If you are unable to bring it In call..
884-2594 for Pick up-
Billy H. Johnson, Inc.
Charter Bus Service
Big Spring, TX. (915)263-8195
ICCMC 171131
CATERING TO SMALL GROUPS
Fully Insured
Qualified Drivers
Clean-Comfortable Equipment
Reasonable Rates
Trip Planning Assistance
Quotes without obligation
CLIP AND SAVE
•Announcing
our newest member
Liza (Conaway) Esparza
The Beauty Box
Liza will be taking appointments on Tuesday’s &
Saturday's from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. Later
times are available by appointment only. Liza
will also be offering. . .
Hot Waxing, Ear Piercing, Manicures and Nail Tips.
Specials at the Beauty Box
Hair Cuts 0niv$700
Perms
$600 OFF
(Any Perm)
For your next appointment
Call Terrief Kathy or Liza
__at 884-3362
Special expires 1-21-87
'When the load increases, the
unit that can make the next
kilowatt the cheapest is the one
that is brought on line.”
Adami's staff includes 126
employees, who work in shifts
to keep the plant running 24
hours a day. Most of the staff
has been on the site for several
months involved in training and
start-up operations.
Construction at Oklaunion
was begun in May 1982, and
almost all the news regarding the
plant since then has been good.
The best news is that it was
completed on time and under
original cost estimates.
The plant will provide over 25
percent of WTU's operating
capacity and will end the Com-
pany's almost total reliance on
natural gas as boiler fuel. The
low-sulphur coal comes by rail
from Wyoming. Each delivery
averages from 110-115 cars, with
each car holding 100 tons of coal.
About 300 tons will be burned an
hour when the plant is in full
operation.
The plant is one of the most
modern in existence. Equipment
includes the most up-to-date
pollution control facilities and
complies with all air quality con-
trol requirements.
First of all we are proud to have
Jonathan Tate join us. Jonathan
is ready and capable to take
care of your plumbing needs.
Secondly we will start opening
on Saturday from 7:00 till Noon
So for your plumbing needs and
those Saturday jobs that require
material, hardware or paint come
by and see us at
Big Lake Lumber
^ Your local True Value Dealer
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1987, newspaper, January 15, 1987; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658733/m1/11/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.