The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-04
RATE SCHEDULE
|S THROWN OUT
BY COMMISSION
Idaho Power Company
Charges Fixed on Bas-
is Set by Public Utility
Body

Boise-The Idaho State Public
Utilities commission rejected schedule
number eight filed by the Idaho Pow
er company, on the grounds that it is
unjust and unreasonable and that it
would work hardship on the consul
mer. The commission, therefore, has
set forth an equalizcd schedule in place
of schedule number eight which shows
heavy reductions from the rates pro-
posed by the power company. The
commission states that il the working
out of the new rates develops any un-
reasonable features that the schedule
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 ap
ply uniformly to all sections served
BY this company, with the exception
of pumping rates for irrigation, which
remain the same as for 1928 No OBJ
lection was raised at the December
18th hearing to the establishing of uni
form rates In some cases, such as in
water heaters, there has been a great
economic loss due to running of the
current all day long. which will now
be metered at low ratee to present
consumers.
Approximately $4,000 of the 1900
patrons OF the Idaho Power Company
who light their homes electrically will
receive decreases in their present light
bills by the new schedule of the COM
mission. The schedule as filed by the
Idaho Power Company placed mini
mum OF Sl.00 for the first 10 kilowatt
hours. 9 cents for the next 3 XVIII per
counted room, cents for the next 3
XVIII per counted room and cents per
XVIII for the remainder The commits
sion eliminated the room idea entirely
and set the rates as follows: Sl.00 for
first 10 XVIII and s cents per XVIII for
the next 80 XVIII, 2 cents for the next
80 XVIII and 4 cents for the balance.
This results in an equalizing of
minimum rates over the entire terri
tory served by the Idaho Power Com
pany as contrasted with minimum
rates heretofore in effect, which were
as follows Boise, Is cents, cost of
Mountain Home, Sl.00; west of Star
Sl.lO 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 3 cents
per XVIII for the next so XVIII and 2
cents per XVIII for the balance The
commission set the rate at Sl.50 for
the first so XVIII. two and 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 about the same as at
present on domestic cooking.
On water heating the Idaho Power
Company asked for a rate of one and
one-half cents per XVIII which, with
one XVIII installation for 720 hours
during month would amount to
SlSO. The commission rules that the
company must install meters at its
own expense and that the rate for
heaters now installed will be six mills
per XVIII with a minimum on a one
XVIII installation of $3.50 per month:
on the $50 watt heater. SOS per mo-;
and on the 900 watt heater, $40. At
present the hot water rates OF mini
NUNS OF 81, $3.50 and $40 are non
compensatory and an effort is made
IN this ruling TO conserve electric en-
ergy to prevent economic loss. A rate
OF one cent per XVIII will apply to
new instalation-mnimun. $3.50 for
a XIV heater.
In commercial lighting the COM
mission asked for rates that would
mean approximately $4,000 additional
revenue yearly. The rate has been adj
usied raising some districts that
were enjoying special rates so that
The company will derive an addition 4.
a income Of only $500. approximate ,
y. The street lighting rates are ap- :
fortunately the same except for those
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