The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-19
PUMPING PLANT PoNfR RAIE
Tentative Schedule Prcsentea to the
Public Utilities Commission.

4 The question of establishing lower
rates for power purposes to millera
Of southern Idaho by hydro-electrie
power concerns operating in that ter.
ritory, is before the public utilities
commission today 1t was reached be-
fore a statement on the proposed
schedule offered by Manager w. T.
Wallace of the Electric Investment
company was reached This schedule is
to be again considered at length later.
The mfllers are having their inning
today. They presented evidence to the
commission to show that lower rates
for them should be granted by the
power concerns
! Representatives before the public
4 utilities commission in the hearings
! are: r. f. Richardson, counsel for the
Electric Investment company; w. T..
Wallace, general manager; o. G. F..
Markhus, ]. p Congdon, j. H. Rich
ards, Jess B. Hawley, j. d. Orr, b. C..
Russell; w. G. Gates and w. r. Put
man. of the Utah Power & Light COM
pany; Frank d. Ryan, C. P. Lattig and
s. M. French, Snake River Valley
Power Users association; l.. v. Patch.
Payette; w. E. O'Donnell, E. M. Craig,
A. W. Drow and A. e. Kimball, of the
Ontario-Nyssa irrigation district; Dow
Dunning, Gem irrigation district: Col
onel Mueller, Payette, private. user,
and others.
Schedule is Presented.
The tentative schedule presented by
the Electric Investment company VS.
terday afternoon but not as vet defi-
nitely decided upon. is as follows.
Connected load nine horsepower and
UNDERTAKE, $12 per year per connect
ed horsepower, plus five cents for first
as kilowat hours consumption per
month per horsepower connected All
excess kilowatt hours at OO5 of cent
per kilowat hour Discount, per
cent for prompt payment.
Alternate rate-Kilowat hour rate.
minimum guarantee per season per
horsepower connected of SIS; cents
per kilowat hour, first As kilowat
hours consumption per month per
horsepower connected; 4 cents per
kilowat hour, next As kilowat hours
consumption per month per horsepow-
er connected: cents per kilowat
hour, next As kilowat hours consump-
ton per month per horsepower con-
nected; " cent for all over 1876 kilo- |
wat hours consumption per month per
horsepower connected. Discount of |
per cent for prompt payment.
Connected load over nine horse |
power and under 25-Rate, $12 per |
year per connected horsepower, plus
5 cents for first 80 kilowat hours con-
sumption per month per horsepower
connected; all excess kilowat hours at |
.O05 of cent per kilowat hour. Dis
count of per cent for prompt pay
ment
Alternate rate-Kilowat hour rate,
minimum guarantee of $1S per horse
power connected; cents per kilowat
hour, first As kilowat hours consump-
ton per month per horsepower con- /
nected; cents per kilowat hour, next /
40 kilOWat hours consumption per
month per horsepower connected; "
cent for all over 80 kilowat hours con-
sumption per month per horsepower
Discount of 5 per cent for
prompt payment. No discounts al
lowed if bills are not paid within dis
count period
For pumping projects--Twelve dol
lars per year per horsepower of sea-
sonal maximum 30-minute demand,
payable in five equal installments,
plus n cent per kilowat hour month
~ consumption Discounts first $500
month bill, net; next $500 monthly bill,
10 per cent; next $500 omnthly bill,
20 per cent; next $500 monthly bill. K
30 per cent. All over $4,000 monthly /
bill, 40 per cent Il