Article: Page Electric Utility spends $1.5 million on the plant in Payson, Utah.

Byline: Todd Glasenapp

Jun. 28--PAGE -- Last weekend's wildfire-caused power outages have not been Page Electric Utility's only concern of late, thanks to complications at a power plant 330 miles to the north.

Page Electric gave $5 million in reserve funds three years ago to help assure construction of the $100 million Nebo Power Station in Payson, Utah. The plant is owned by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. UAMPS members Page and 16 Utah cities invested in Nebo as a hedge against skyrocketing costs of electricity on the open market a few years ago.

Nebo, Utah's first power plant to be powered by natural gas, went on line in April 2004 ...

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