The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-09
PRECEDENT SET
BY CORPORATION
COMMISSIONERS
Ruling In Nowata Case VIII
Apply Here,
LOW PRESSURE--N0 PAY
Discounts Given Under Four
Ounce Pressure,

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The state corporation commission 10.
day issued an order ia the Noyata gas
case setting a precedent for a rebate In
gas charge during low pressure periods
that probably will be applied IN Okla.
homa Nhy and result In ali consumers
getting discounts on their December
and January bills.
In the Nowata case II Is provided that
domestic consumers Sholl be allowed 4
discount OF 10 percent on their Decem-
Der bills and Nv percent on their Ian
uary bills. The discount il figured 10
cover a reduction for every hour when
the gas pressure was less than fous
ounces.
-Four Ounce Standard.
Scientific figuring OF the number Of
heat units in gas Al a two-ounce pres.
sure are set at naught In the comrAis.
sion's order. II Is set forth that the
commission Is convinced that gas at On
abnormally low pressure retains, reIa-
lively, lar more power TO operate q
meter than Il does to provide family
comfort"
The commission will not at this time
undertake to pass upon the number OF
heat units contained In gas at any given
pressure" the order reads. III may be
chemically and scientifically true that
gas at a one. ounce pressure contains
WI percent Of the heat units CONTAINED
In gas at q iive-ounee pressure, but such
heat units are Of little value unless the
consumer OF gas is possessed d the
knowledge and facilities which will en-.
able him TO utilize the heat units as
sumed to exist in Gas At such low pres
sure and apply them to his present
needs. -
A iour-ounee pressure is taken as Q
hash icr-.the figuring OF discounts 10
which consumers are entitled for low
pressure periods A part Of the order
follows:
No Charge Under One Ounce.
Tho commission Will hold that -four
ounces N Tho minimum pressure that q
In order to sive reasonable ssrvicsi that
a three-ounc" pressure provides only rs
percent rensOna bls service, at two ounce
pressure only 80 percent reasonable sVFv-
lce, ana \ one-ounce pressure only ID
percent reasonable service. for the iensth
OF time that each such pressure 10 main.
talncd Less than one ounce OF PIES
sure VIII not be recognized by the COM
mission NJ service at all or hs being Of
any value TO the consumer
The average consumer uses gas about
sixteen hours per day or from about
600 n. m to about 1000 D. m. and 10 Is
generally during these hours that the
pressure II low and that service IL
poor Pressure during these hours
should never be allowed 10 run below
four ounces.
Uses compsny's GAUGE.
The commission further holds that an
equitable distribution Of the lossss aris-
inE from poor and inadequate service, 10
petween the gas company and a con-
sumner. couh'ba arrived at by discount
ing the bills for service rendered each
n,ad m1ntn upon the basis heretofore indi-
made for any time when the gas pres-
sure In below one ounce that one ounce
pressure should be charged for at S6
percent OF the schedule rate; two. ounce
pressure At 90 percent OF the schedule
csu, cent am' af ,hs heegSunSs .cS.G pressure at ~ per-
pressure or above win be accepted a.
reasonable service,
IN gas company filed at the hearing
presN,ire ~ Nh,ys,a ~ n snonm'hs .ns ias
The months Of Dec.mh.r " iats soa, auIms
To- Be- eoryec, "'0 0""'' arc presumes
Defects in ind,y,a,., ..,,,,..
have and nndonh,adi,, Az, 'oo mnsH may
~ n,an, uiu, causo iower
ihan lint racnraSd Io"'uniers meters
pressure p,uge. hu, ne vonpanys
ne on,.,stf, ppu' ~ inc present case
ion. a,fac,ins ueaihs WIN condi"
bIs Sor 'he ,,ss ope supWy OF gus avaita-
md n, ,hs sr,,ys .yhsun,ers, IVY. az wnole,
pyean,rs ss,aa IVY u NoWhh, rms
'ps Ibe rson, s1e LoInn SHOWS dhat DUR
var yortw1n,.h DscemDer IVY, mere
nrsss,,rs % v,oss nours OF tnree- ounce
oress,,rs avh .iNs nours OF two,ounee
,,,nrs nra.su, SHY -'Vut hours OF one
InJev H. r,,ia Wst the company
nnt ha aI,on aooIe nu uoWn, snould