Re-powering project nearing completion - Lamar Ledger

After more than a year at the helm of the Arkansas River Power Authority, General Manger Bill Leung can finally take a deep breath.

[Hushmonkey]

"“It costs more, but we did what it takes to design a plant that will control all the elements that would impact the environment and the neighborhood,” said Leung."

Huh? Go figure that.

[bad john]

i heard an older guy that worked the plant told arpa that the turbine was junk from the get go when first installed .
so they spent many millions around this turbine and just said he was a disgruntled ex-employee.
was this put up for bid?
who's pocket was lined?
did it blow up the other day?

[whatyatalkinabou t]

bad john you are asking people who probably have no idea...we all would be guessing...why not just ask ARPA

[bad john]

would they admit to the turbine having bad problems before the construction was started around it?
#1
was the wierdsilla project(RATON) mishandled by henderson.
#2.why was contractor paid without the unit being on line and tested ?
#3.has that unit ever ran the way it was designed to?

#1-yes
#2-?????????
#3,no it does not run and may never run-contractor did not even finish all connections

[whatyatalkinabou t]

you will never know unless you have that conversation...you are just fishing in the night

[nunya]

bad john wrote:

i heard an older guy that worked the plant told arpa that the turbine was junk from the get go when first installed .
so they spent many millions around this turbine and just said he was a disgruntled ex-employee.
was this put up for bid?
who's pocket was lined?
did it blow up the other day?

The older turbine is as you'd expect something built in 1971. Good steel and like the cars of that era built to last. You were informed incorrectly.

[bad john]

heard that it blew blades trrough a steel wall a while back.
1971-2009= 28 years
i was told at one time the life of a turbine is less than 20 years expectancy.
Raton's plant worked in excess of that due to the efforts of the plant managers in keeping all maintanence their #1 priority. it was good from the get go.
Raton should have had plans to build new unit the day that unit went on line.