Centralia City Light Turbine Repairs to Cost More (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(CENTRALIA, WA) It's going to cost more than originally estimated to get the Number 3 turbine generator at Centralia City Light's Yelm Hyrdo Project back producing electricity. It went down in November because of an electrical ground.  City Light Manager M. L. Norton says the original estimate to repair the generator was $1.5 million. During the repairs workers discovered some unexpected problems. Norton says those problems have boosted the cost of repairs to $2.3 million. He says the additional cost will be covered using some of City Light’s reserves and by delaying other projects to 2015. It’s anticipated the generator will be back on line by late April or early May.