Commonwealth Utilities Corp. engineers are currently reviewing utility demand for proposed military training on Tinian, according to CUC executive director Alan Fletcher.<\/p>\n
In an interview last Friday, Fletcher said the proposed total power demand on Tinian with military operations could be accommodated with CUC\u2019s extra capacity.<\/p>\n
According to the draft environmental impact study for this training, the total increase of electrical power demand would be 1.53 megawatts, or a 34-percent increase from the total demand right now.<\/p>\n
This total increase is for all proposed 20-week training alternatives. The draft EIS notes Tinian\u2019s power plant capacity is at 12.5 megawatts. With military operations, an available remaining capacity of 6.47 megawatts would be left.<\/p>\n
Fletcher said under their current configuration, this can be accommodated, noting that they shoot to not only have full supply for peak demand but also to have redundant supply.<\/p>\n
Asked about future developments like Alter City Group\u2019s hotel casino, he indicated this could still be accommodated with military development.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Alter City] have been in and we\u2019ve talked with them. As their plans develop, we\u2019ll be able to have a good feel for what their approach is and what their demands are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point\u2026you have engine configurations and you could always add more. We could always expand. Right now, we\u2019ve got adequate capacity. So I think we\u2019re going to be in good shape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said if CUC sells more power, this could help manage their fixed costs, making it less expensive for all customers. \u201cIn that sense, growth is good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said for Tinian and Saipan, CUC is designed for a much larger population but has seen the population gone down on Saipan in the last 15 years. \u201cWe\u2019ve actually reduced our usage. We\u2019ve got a lot of excess system that we have to maintain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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