Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
RATESSUbM|TTED
EMPOWER PEOPLE
New Form of Schedule Offered by
Lighting Company to Commits
tons of Twin. Cities.
ARE SAME FOR SMALL CONSUMER
Prices for Gas and Electricity for
Majority of Users Identical With
Those in Former Proposal.

A new schedule of rates for gas and
electricity, identical with those sub
mitted several months ago as far as
the small consumer is concerned, was
offered to the municipal commissions
of Rock Island and Moline by the
Peoples Power company today.
The general form of the newer
schedule differs from the other sub
mitted, in that both big and little con-
sumner must pay the same rate for
each 1000 cubic feet of gas up to
10000 cubic feet used. There are few
private consumers who use more than
10000 cubic feet per month and re-
auctions made beyond that limit affect
only the larger consumers.
Under the schedule submitted today,
net rate for gas is 80 cents per 1000
feet, identical with that in the former
schedule presented and 10 cents
cheaper than the present price, which
is 81 net, and $1.10 gross. Net rates
are effective where bills are paid with
in 10 days after their date.
Electric light rates as would affect
the majority of the consumers under
the new schedule are 8 cents for each
kilowatt hour. The turning point sys-
TEN is used. Nine cent rate is provided
up to the first turning point; in excess
of that cents per kilowatt hour.
The first turning point for con-
sumner in a five-room residence is %
kilowatt hours. He would pay cents
for each kilowatt hour up to 25 and for
each kilowatt hour over that he would
pay cents. Should he use more than
so kilowatt hours per month, he would
pay cents for each kilowatt hour
over so.
Is Less Discriminatory.
But those consumers in houses
larger than five rooms are rated diff
erently. For each addition room four
kilowatt hours are added to the first
turning point and eight kilowatt hours
to the second turning point. This
means that a person residing in a six
room house would pay 9 cents per
kilowatt hour for the first 20 kilowatt
hours. Over that amount and under
So kilowatt hours the rate is cents
and over So kilowatt hours cents
The company announces that this
gives a more equitable basis for all
consumers, making the rate less dis
criminatory between the consumer
who lives in a five-room house, where
less amount of light would be used
and the consumer who lives in large
residence, where a greater amour,
would be used.
| Commercial electricity rates are
placed on basis less confusing to un,
derstand. There is a charge of !
cents per kilowatt hour for the first
! 25 kilowatt hours, s cents for each Kill
owatts in excess of that and under zoe
/ kilowatt hours and reduction to
cents per kilowatt hour for amounts In
excess of 1900 kilowatt hours.
Under the schedule submitted sew.
eral months ago there was a wider
discrimination in rates between the
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small consumer and the larger. I'm
der the other schedule the consumer
who used more than 10000 cubic fee
of gas secured a cheaper rate fol
each 1000 cubic feet than the small
consumer. Now both must pay tn,
same rate for each 1000 cubic fee
up to 10000 and only after using thai
amount does the large consumer rea.
lie a reduction over the small con
sumner.
The same is true in electric ligh
schedule. Under the plan in the for
mer schedule the large consumer re
ceived cheaper rates from the be
ginning.
Commission Defers Action.
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