The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03
SWEEPING RATE
DECISION MADE
Public Utilities Commission
Decides Wendell Case
FIX RATES FOR ALL POWER COM
PANIES OF STATE.
Great Shoshone Company Must Not
Make Lower Rates at Competitive
Points rs Against Monopoly.

Uniform schedule of rates to be
charged consumers in the towns and
villages of Wendell, Gooding, Noun
tain Home and Glenns Ferry for elec-
'tr1city by the Great Shoshone & Twin
Falls Water Power company and the
Idaho Power & Light company, for
merly the Beaver River Power COM
pany, is ordered by the public utili-
ties commission Of this state through
an order issued and made Of record
with that body. The ruling is on the
complaint of the village of Wendell
versus the Great Shoshone & Twin
Falls Water Power company in which
the charge was made that this COM
pany had Disseminated against Wen
dell in the matter of rates as compar-
ed with the rates charged neighboring
towns, Gooding, Glenns Ferry and
Mountain Home by that company. This
ruling also applies to the Twin Falls
territory, reducing the rates.
After the village of Wendell filed
Its complaint the Great Shoshone COM
pany asked that the Idaho Power &
Light company be made party to the
proceedings and this was subsequently
ordered. The commission later found
that the charge Of discrimination as
made by Wendell against the Great
ShoshOne company was correct and
directed 1t to cease. The Great Sho-
shone company was required to imme-
-diately collect all outstanding bills in
Mountain Home, Glenns Ferry and
yGoOdtng Shortly afterwards the Great
ShOshone company charged that the
Beaver River Power company enter
ed the field and gave consumers very
low rates. The commission then made
further investigation and ordered
both companies to present to it a list
or outstanding accounts up to and in
cluding Feb. l, 1914, and this was done
Now the commission orders both
companies to put in a uniform sche-
dule of rates for consumers in that
territory, to proceed forthwith and
collect all outstanding bills and re-
port in 30 days the results of their ef-
forts and to proceed with and put, in
force in the villages of Glenns Ferry,
Mountain Home and Gooding the new
uniform rate which in brief is as fol-
lows:
Resident Rates.
Nine cents per kilowat hour for the
first 20 kilowat hours; 61a cents for
the next 20 hours; 5k cents for the
next 20 hours; cents for the next 20
hours, and 3 cents for the next 40
hours. These rates are subject to 10
per cent discount if paid on or before
the 10th of each month. Minimum bill
70 cents per month for 9 kilowatt
hours or less, II bill Is paid on or be-
fore the 10th of the month succeeding
that in which service is rendered;
otherwise, the minimum charge will
be $1.00 per month
Commercial Rates.
Seven and one-half cents per kilo-
watt hour for the first SO kilowatt
hours; cents for the next so hours;
Az cents for the next 300 hours; 8
cents for the next 500 hours; 2A cents
for the next 100 hours; cents for all
additional. The 10 per cent discount
is also allowed in this rate if paid be-
fore the 10th of each month. The
minimum charge is fixed at 70 cents
per month for II kilowatt hours, If
paid on or before the 10th of each
month.
House Rates.
The following house rate is estab-
lished for cooking, irons, cleaning,
small house motors, etc.: cents per
kilowatt hour for the first 20 kilowatt
hours; 2k cents per kilowatt hour for
all additional kilowatt hours
Benevolent Societies, Etc.
The following rate is provided by
the order for benevolent, religious and
elemosynary institutions: 33 1-3 per
cent discount from above commercial |
rates, with commercial minimum
The commission directs the Great |
Shoshone company to file the follow
ing schedule as a supplemental sche-
dule establishing rates for Wendell |
and rural Districts
Nine cents per kilowatt hour for the |
first 20 kilowatt hours; 6A cents for
next 20 hour; 5A cents for next 20 |
hours; cents for next 40 hours; 3 |
cents for all additional Ten per cent
discount on or before 10th maximum
70 cents for nine kilowatt hours or
less If bill Is paid on or before 10th;
otherwise minimum charge $1O0 per
Commercial.
Seven and one-half cents per kilo-
watt hour for the first so kilowatt
hours; cents for the next so hours;
cents for next 100 hours; 3A cents
for next 300 hours; 8 cents for next
500 hours; 2A cents for next 1000
hours; 211 cents for next 1000 hours;