The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-19

The cut Of one-half : cent per
lilowatt hour in the home COM
sumption electric light rate was
authorized BY the Public Utilities
Commission today.
The new rate is z cents per
liIowatt hour, as against z u
cents for the current year.
Reductions will be noted IN
bills submitted by the Potomac
Electric Power Company on and
after January 1, 1925.
dblfc saves $50. 80
The minimum saving to the public
will be 1852. 600, according TO MAJOR
V. T.. r. CoyelI, Utilities Commits
eion assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner.
The saving win be held TO The
minimum only on the condition that
consumers fail to take advantage
Of all the possibilities of the reduc-
ton.
A combination Of schedules "B"
and III" for electricity used for
cooking, heating, battery charging
ETC., for residential use was made
into a new schedule lettered *
Consumers are advised to study
schedule "Ky carefully as 1t pro-
vides for a rate of q cents per
kilowatt hour for only ten hours
and 3 cents for all hours there
after.
1t is pointed out that electric
current users for cooking. heating
ETC., will be greatly benefited by
the new schedule.
Users of more than one hundred
and twenty kilowatt hours for
lighting purposes only in residences
win pay As cents per kilowatt hour.
The minimum service charge is
IS cents per month.
Cut for Business
A cut Of half a cent per kilowatt
hour for commercial schedules Is
also noted.
The new rate will be Z cents
per hour for the first thirty hours
use and cents per hour for cleo
tricity consumed in excess of thirty
hours.
Under commercial schedule 3D."
consumers will pay Ga cents per
kilowatt hour, a reduction of u.
cent.
1t is pointed out that a change
has been made in the minimum
service charge for electric lights for
commercial purposes from $105 per
month to IS cents per month.
This provision will allow mer-
chants to have electricity in their
stores without being forced to pay
the previous minimum service
charge.
A slight reduction is noted in
commercial schedule e.
This schedule applies to larger
amounts of electricity used for
commercial purposes. The rates for
the first twelve thousand kilowatt
hours remain the same, but for
the next thirteen hours reduction
of two-tenths Of cent is allowed.
Some Did Not Profit
Consumers using electricity un-
der commercial schedule Fl" as
applied to service for industrial mo-
tors and battery charging, did not
profit under the new schedules.
1t was Indicated that the COM
mission wished to do away with this
schedule In the hopes that con-
sumers would change over to SEIZED
ule 3D."
Electricity Tor commercial heating.
and cooking purposes only is rated
at cents. a reduction of half
cent per kilowatt hour for the first
ten hours, and all consumed In ex-
cess thereof cents per hour, a
reduction OF half cent.
Officials of the Public Utilities
Commission said that they were
trying to work out a scientific
schedule with the help of the Pc
tomac Electric Power Company.
Another Reduction Seen
According to Major Covell, it is
probable that a reduction will be
made again next year. as under
the new rate people will use more
| electricity than heretofore.
The figures released today arc
the result Of a joint conference be-
| tween officials OF the commission
and of the electric company. APP.
proximately 1929 consumers of
residential electricity are az.
fected.