Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-03-07
POWE RCOMPANY
RATES STANDARDIZED
BY COMMISSION

hadrship on the consumer. The com.
mission, therefore, has set forth an
equalized schedule in place of SEIZED
ule number eight which shows heavy
reductions from the rates proposed
by the power company. The com
mission states that if the working
out of the new rates develops any
unreasonable features that the sched-
ule is subject to further change by
the commission.
The commission has made every eff
fort to equalize the rates to power
and light users of the state. In some
instances the rates have been too low
and in Others they have been too
high. In the present schedule the
rates apply uniformly to all sections
served by this company, with the ex-
ception of pumping rates for irri-
cation. which remain the same as
for 1928. No objection was raised
at the December 18th hearing to the
establishing of uniform rates. In
some cases, such as in water heaters,
there has been great economic loss
due to running of the current all day
long, which will now be metered at a
low rate to present consumers.
Approximately $4,000 of the 49,
600 patrons of the Idaho Power Com
pany who light their homes cleo
trically will receive decreases in
their present light bills by the new
schedule of the commission. The
schedule as filed by the Idaho Power
Company placed a minimum Of $1.OOl
for the first 10 ilo-Watt-Hours, 9
cents for the next XVIII per count |
ed room, cents for the next 3 XVIII
per counted room and 4 per XVIII for
the remainder. The commission
eliminated the room idea entirely
and set the rates as follows: $1.OO
for first 10 XVIII and 8 cents per
XVIII for the next 80 XVIII, 5 cents
for the next 80 XVIII and 4 cents
for the balance.
This results in an equalizing of
minimum rates over the entire ter
ritory served by the Idaho Power
company as contrasted with mini
mum rates heretofore in effect, which |
were as follows: Boise, rs cents;
east of Mountain Home, $1.OO; west
of Star, S1.10. The yearly income
for the company at its proposed
schedule on home lighting would
have been raised $4,000, but will
not amount to few hundred dollars.
The schedule filed by the Idaho
Power Company for domestic cooking
asked for $500 for minimum which
entitled the user to so XVIII and 8
cents per XVIII for the next so XVIII
md 2 cents per XVIII for the bal
ance. The commission set the rate
at $1.50 for the first so XVIII, 2 and
1ne half cents for the next so XVIII
and the balance at cents per XVIII.
The equalization on this rate will
make the income of the company
pbout theysame as at present on do
nestle cooking.
On water heating the Idaho Pow
sr company asked for a rate of one
md one half cents per XVIII which /
With one XVIII installation for 100
hours during month would amount
o $1,000. The commission rules
hat the company must install me-
ers at it's own expense and that the
ate for heaters now installed will
'e six mills per XVIII with a mini
mum on one XVIII installation of
1850 per month; on the $50 watt
heater, S2.65 per month and 500
watt heater, s2.1O. At present the
lot water rates of minimums of 50,
i2.50 and $2.7O are non-compensa-
DRY and an effort is made in this
uling to conserve electric energy to
revent economic loss. A rate of one
ent per XVIII will apply to new in
tallation, minimum, $3.50 for XIV 4
teater. E
In commercial lighting the com
lision asked for rates that would \
lean approximately $4,000 addi- 3
ional revenue yearly The rate has z
cen adjusted raising some districts B
hat were enjoying special rates so B
hat the company will derive an adj IS
itional income of only $500, APP Is
roximately. The street lighting IS
ates are approximately the same ex- &
'pt for those cities which have been b
ljoying especially low contracts. @
will now be permitted for 81
Their five, seven and one half or #
N year periods and a city may can ~
i its contract with siz months no 81
ce, taking the rate for the nearest 81
me period. #
Power users of the state would #