Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15

fact that the cost to Brattleboro Of oper-
ating such so candle power lamps with an
engine-driven plant devoted exclusively
to public lighting would be no more than
$3.50 per lamp year, including interest
and depreciation. That the rate OF
500 90 per so candle power lamp per year
is sufficiently high at Bratteboro is fur
Their indicated by the fact that this rate
amounts to so cents per kiowatt hour
used in the lamps, while one electric
system in the Connecticut valley oper-
ates 60 candle power street lamps 1865
hours for SIS per lamp per year. amount
ing To 500 cents per kilowatt nour, and
another electric system in the same val
ley operates 100 candle power street lamps
1000 hours for $l7 per lamp per year.
amounting to 80 cents per klowatt hour
Both of the above electric systems are
much larger than the one at Brattle-
boro. but they have much less water
power available, and all night street
lamps can be operated mainly by water
power
Any contract for the operation of the
above street lamps should be made with
the Bratteboro Gas Light Co. assuming
That company to own the electric system
in the village, unless it appears that a
corporation assuming to operate this
system has n franchise to supply cleo
tricity.
If an electric meter rent or minimum
rate IS charged for the supply of cleo
tricity In buildings in Brattleboro for any
use, said rent should not exceed fifty
cents per meter per month on meters OF
the smallest size in general use there
and said rent or rate should be charged
in addition to any sums paid for cleo
tricity, and to every consumer using a
meter II two rate meter and time
switch is used, the corresponding rent or
rate should not be more than one dol
lar per month for the smallest size
Electricity for lighting buildings in
Brattleboro should be supplied to any
consumer at the rate of not more than
seven cents per kilowatt hour, unless the
company elects to adopt the two-rate
time system II the company adopts the
two-rate time system, the rate to any
consumer Of electricity for any purpose
during not more than four hours per dav
and six months of the year should not be
more than eleven cents per kilowatt
hour. During all other hours of thetyear
the rate on electricity for lighting should
not be more than six cents per kilowatt
| hour on the two-rate system. In support
or these private lighting rates, the Brat
tleboro company has already named
eleven cents per kilowatt hour as the
highest rate for lighting even when the
supply Is taken at the time OF the maxi
mum demand, and has named seven cents
as a profitable rate. By extending the
I rate OF seven cents to all consumers the
sales and profits will be increased.
one electrical supply system south of
Brattleboro serves all lighting consum-
ers at the rate of six cents per kilo-
watt hour, at all times of the dav and
year, and another system nearby serv-
ed all its lighting consumers at the aver
age rate of 81 cents per klowatt hour.
| during a recent year. Both of these
electric systems are larger than the one
at Brattleboro, but they generate the
greater part of their energy by steam.
Any consumer in Brattleboro should
De supplied with electricity for power or
heating at four cents per llilowatt horr
unless the company adopts the two-rate
system in which case the maximum