Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-22
POWER CUT FILED
FOR D. c. SUBURBS
Residential and Commercial
Users in Two Counties
Given New Rates.
Special Dispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
BALTIMORE. Md. December 81
The Potomac Electric Power Co. Of
Washington today filed schedule of
new rates for both residential and
commercial purposes in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties.
The rates which effect approx
mateiy 900 users in Chevy Chase.
Garrett Park. Hyattsville. Bladens-
burg. Glen Echo, Kensington. Mount
Ranier. Riverdale. Rockville. Takoma
Park and Washington Grove. make
practically the same rate as charged
in the District of Columbia
The first residential rate provides
for rate of I cents per kilowatt hour
for the first 12O hours and Az cents
per hour for excess. with a minimum
charge Of 10 cents month. Schedule
No >. for residential heating and cook
ing. provides rate Of Z cents for the
first 10 kilowatt hours. and all excess
III the rate of cents per kilowatt.
with a minimum charge Of 80 cents
month.
Commercial Schedules.
Commercial schedule { provides for
80 hours a rate of cents per kilo-
watt hour. and excess at cents per
kilowatt hour. with minimum charge
of g a month.
For public lighting and motors in
buildings the schedule provides 4 cents
per kilowatt hour for rhe FIRST 400
hours 81, cents per hour on the next
$50 hours. : cents per hour on the
next 1000 hours and 9t2 cents per
hour on all excess of l $50 hours. with
2 minimum charge OF IS cents a
month Commercial schedule u pro-
vides for general lighting and other
commercial purposes. with a rate Of
ST. cents per hour for the first $50
hours. cents per hour for the next
! 500 hours. 4 cents per hour for the
second 1900 hours and excess at -.
cents An hour. with minimum
charge of IS cents a month.
Commercial schedule F. provides for
electric current for commercial pur-
poses, when dema nd is not less than 90
kilowatts Al the following fixed
@1arSes per month: Twenty kilowatt<.
So75: 80 kilowAtts. S225: 80 kilowatts.
81; excess of 100 kilowatts. sl.7a.
Energy Charge Rates.
There is an energy charge per
month Of the first $50 kiIowatt hours
Of and $40. the next 500 kilowatt
hours. 4 $40: next, l 900 hours. 3 $40:
10 900 hours Al cents. 95 600 hours at
SO $50, 600 Al 2-l0. with excess Of
KS. $50 hours | l-lO. with a minimum
charge of S55 a month
Commercial schedule r on industrial
motors and batteries, but not elevator
motors provides a charge If and
$40 cents for the first 900 kilowatt
hours. SO cents for the next 500
kilowatt hours and 3 $40 for the sec
ond 500 kilowatt hours. with excess of
2 600 kilowatt hours at a rate OF :
cents and minimum charge of S22 so
2 month.
Commercial schedule G provides for
? 7-cent per kilowatt hour for the
first so hours. with an excess Of 80
hours a the rate Of e cents per kilo-
watt hour and minimum charge Of
81 per month per horsepower, with a
minimum charge Of s25 per month.
Commercial schedule H provides for
com mereial heating and cooking pur-
poses only. with a fat rate Of Z cents
for the first kilowatt hour and all ex-
cess At cents. with A minimum
charge Of 80 cents a month.
These rates were filed today by VII
liam F. Ham. president Of the com
pany. in A letter 70 the Public Service
Commission. in which he said the
company was ready to put them into
effect as soon 6 approved nv the com
mission
Chairman Harold f. West Is in New
York attending conference NJ Pub
lie Service Commission OF the East ern
Waterpower Association and is not
expected back until the first part Of
next week. when the commission prob
ably will take favorable action on the
application.