The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-03-27

bOlSE. lDAHO-Ine ldaho Stat'
Public Utilities Commission has re
jected Schedule number eight filed
by the Idaho Power Company. on the
grounds that IL is unjust and unreas-
enable and that it would work q
hardship on the consumer. The
commission. therefore. has set forth
an equalized schedule in place OF
schedule number eight which shows
heavy reductions from the rates pro-
posed by the power company. The
Commission states that II the work
ing out OF the new rates developes
any unreasonable features that the
schedule Is subject to further change
by the Commission.
F. c. Graves of this place is a mem
Der OF the Commission and concurred
In its findings. Mr.. Graves spent the
week end here resting up after sew
eral weeks OF arduous work con-
nected with the hearings.
The Commission has made every
effort 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-
oeption OF pumping rates for irriga-
ton. which remain the same as foe
1928. No objection was raised at
the December 18th hearing to the
establishing OF uniform rates. in
come 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 rate to present consumers.
Approximately $4,000 of the a.
600 patrons of the Idaho Power
Company 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 500
for the first 10 kilo-watt-hours. Q /
cents for the next 3 XVIII per count
cd room, cents for the next XVIII
per counted room and cents per
XVIII for the remainder. The Com
mission eliminated the room idea en-
tirely and set the rates as follows:
81. 90 for the first 10 XVIII and s
cents per XVIII for the next 30 XVIII.
6 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
A follows: Boise. as cents: east of
Home, 500; west OF Star.
lilo. The yearly income for the
company at its proposed schedule on
home lighting would have been rails
ID $4,000. but will now amount to
lew hundred dollars
Tho schedule filed by the Idaho
Power company for domestic cooking
Lshed for $500 for minimum which
Untitled the user 10 so XVII and
,ents per XVII for the NEXT so XVIII
md 2 cents per XVIII for the bal
nee. The Commission set the rate
4 $50 for the first XVII. and
me- half cents for the next SO XVIII
nd the balance at cents per XVIII.
he equalization on this rate will
make the income Of the company
bout the same as al present on do
nestic cooking
On water heating the Idaho Power
ompany asked for rate OF one and
ne-half cents per XVII which with
one XVIII installation for 10
ours during a month would amount
. sle.s0. The Commission rules
hat the company must install meters
I its own expense and that the rate
Dr. heaters now installed will be six
Ills per XVII with a minimum on
enc XVIII installation of $3.50 per
,onfh: on the $50 watt heater. t2-s5
~ month and 500 watt heater.
ITO. At present the hot water