Sale Of Electricity On The Increase;
Eldon Lester Again Heads Directors
Consumers of electricity are
on the increase in Kodiak; sates
tf electricity increased in grea
er proportion than did that of
eoosumera; the City of Kodiak is
Ike largest consumer of elec
tricity here. - #
These facta were gleaned from
the manager's report at the Ko
diak Electric Association meeting
held at the Elk’s hall, Monday
weening, March 7.
Thane were fifteen more con
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stumers In 1959 than during the
previous year. In contrast he
pointed out the Association drop
ped 158 consumers during the
two years previous.
Eldon Lester will again head
the KEA board of directors.
Others elected at the annual meet
tog were Pete Rama glia, Tom
Froet, Jr., Don Lawhead, Jim Ga
romtte, Gil Jarrela, Robert Daw
son, Lou Veerma/n and Chuck
Powell.
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Sales o{ electricity increased
4.3% in 1959, as compared to the
previous year, according to Ole
Johnson, manager of KEA. A
Kodiak (resident pays an average
of $1428 Cor his power, accord
ing to the report. This is fotr 199
KWH. The average cost for a
business is $57.92 for 835 KWH.
It oost (he City of Kodiak
$21,929.26 for power used during
1959. Several of the big users and
the amount they pay include the
U.S. Airforce, $17,647.90; U.S.
Coast Guard, $14205.50; Kodiak
Schools, $11,115.42; Q. JCraft St
Son leads Kodiak business firms
with an annual for power of
$6,745.65.
The Association & number of me
ter disconnects and reconnects re
mains high, with a total of 963
disconnects and 897 reconnects.
Hus is duo m part to the large
turnover of persons Irving in the
cimmunity, and does not include
consumers disconnected for delin
quency. Writeoffs in «he latter
category totaled $341.J08, or .1
of 1% of the operating revenue.
The system's power lines, usu
ally affected toy salt spray, were
affected very tittle in 1959. due
the manager said, to the small
boat construction.
■ KEA will open for bidding the
laying of a 3-conductor ar
mored cable up to the White
Alice project atop Pillar Mountain.
A new substation with twice
the capacity of the old was com
pleted during 1959 at a cost of
$60,000. Transformer capacity
was also increased, which doubled
KEA’s capacity.
Engines at the KEA plant are
being converted from fresh water
to salt water cooling.
A new all time peak of 1390 KW’s
was recorded In December of
1959. “Our total capacity is 3200
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KW, leaving us a comfortable
amount on which to grow,” John
son said.
Power is now available to all ca
tena on Island Lake, it was re
ported. Aa unusual method was
employed in getting power to the
area. Aluminum cable was used,
using large trees as poles. "This
method out costs by onenfifith,"
Johnson said.
The manager reported that two
laws enacted during the past
year will greatly affect the Coops
operation. One changes the basis
for taxation from a property tax
to a 29* tax gross revenue. The se
cond law establishes a puttie
utility commission for the state
with power to regulate rates, per
form audits, set depredation
schedules, inspect, records, con
duct hearings and set standards
for service. “Amendments to both
of these laws are now pending in
the legislature," Johnson stated.
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of 1,000,000 but only an additional
ten years to add another milieu
membeft*.
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