ML20126F544

Expresses Concern on Behalf of Reading Industries Re Cost of Electricity in Area.Restart of Undamaged Reactor Would Alleviate Burden

ML20126F544
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	02/24/1981
From:	Strouce R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES
References
NUDOCS 8103180774
Download: ML20126F544 (1)

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p DEAR MR. PRESIDniT AS PRES 1 DENT OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN BERMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,

! VOULD LINE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE GROVING COST OF ELECTRICITY l

IN OUR ARIA AND TO ASM FOR YOUR NELP.

READING INDUSTRIES, INC. IS A PRODUCER CF COPPER AND BRASS TUSING FOR USE IN THE HOUSING, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES.

VE MAVE FOUR PLANTS IN TME READING AREA EMPLOY 1NG A TOTAL OF 798 EMPLOYEES.

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I ALTMOUGH WE BUDGETED FOR A REASONABLE INCREASE IN QUR ELECTRIC COSTS FOR THE YEAR 1985, VE STILL RAN $458,800 CVER SUDGET, AS A RESULT 0F A COST INCREASE OF ess FOR ELECTRICITY 70 OUR LOCATIONS VMICM ARE SERVICED BY NETROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY.

OPERATING A BUSINESS PROFITABLY IN THE FACE OF SUCN A STEEP INCREASE IS DIFFICULT. SINCE THE R131NG ENERGY COSTS AT OTHER LOCAT10NS VERE MILD IN COMPARISON TO THIS INCREASE, IT HAS SECOME EXTREMELY, DIFFICULT TO COMPETE WITN OTHER COPPER TUBE PM0DUCERS.

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! UNDUSTAND TRAT NE730NLITAN EDISDN, THE OWNER OF TNI, COULD CONTROL THE!$ INCREASES FAR BETTER 1F THE UND.*MAGED UNIT AT TM1 WAS SACM IN i

O PER.+4 t! 0N. I NIu.1EE TMERE AR:'; MANY AND DIFFICULT SUESTIONS CONCERNING THE VNOLE TMREE ALLE 1SLAND $17UAT!0NJ MOVEVER, TMIS IS ONE SPECIFIC i

ACTION THAT COULD BE TAKEN. SOMETMING MUST BE DONE TO REMOVE THE BURDEN ON INDUSTRIES IN QUR AREA !F THEY ARE TO SURV1VE AND PROSPER.

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