Evening star., 1927-12-03
Reduction From 6 IA to So
Cents a KiIoWatt Hour in
Residential Cost.
TOTAL OF 93 SAG HOME
USERS ARE AFFECTED
Lowering of Power Expense Part
of Proft-Sharing Plan Of
Utilities Commission.

A substantial reduction in electric
current rates will be put into effect
January / by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. under new schedule ap-
proved today hv the Public Utilities
Commission. The new rates will bring
about a saving 10 electric consumers
next year of $337,S95.G6.
The residential rate, the most i'm
portant, which affects 93,j46 con
sumcrs provides for a cut from Ga
to 50 cents. a kiloWatt hour. This
reduction will mean saving to them
of $l33, 1867.
Similar reductions also were made
in virtually all the other schedules.
The lower rates are the result of
profit sharing arrangement which the
commission has had with the power
company since 1924. whereby one-half
of the excess earned by the company
over a return of ~ per cent is re
turned to the consumers the follow
ing year through a cut in electric
current rates. When the agreement
was first put into effect the electric
rates were 10 cents a kilowatt hour.
The New Schedules.
The new schedules follow: Schedule
A-Residence; from GA TO 80
cents a kiloWatt hour for the first l20
hours of use. No change in the sec
ondary rate, which is As cents kilo-
watt hour.
Schedule B-Commercial; for use
other than lighting, GA to SO cents
for the first 80 hours of use. No
of
cents a kilowatt hour. This change
affects 2.9S4 consumers and will mean
a reduction to them Of $5.492.22
Schedule C-Commercial. for public
lighting, motors and generators and
apartment houses from Ga cents to
80 cents for the first 400 kiloWatt
hours. This reduction will affect 3S3
consumers and mean a saving to them
next year of $4,619.S6.
Schedule D-Current used for gen
Grating, lighting and other commercial
purposes-from 6 to ST cents, which
will mean a saving to these consumers
of $S8.102.05. The secondary rate of
this schedule will remain the same,
at 4.5 cents kilowatt hour, but the
third rate will be cut from 10 3l2
cents. This reduction affects 16,205
consumers. and if used at the present
basis on all rates, would mean re-
duction of SIP, 2,064.04.
Schedule E--F'or commercial pur-
poses where the demand is not less
than 90 kilowatt hours. From 5l2 to
4 cents kilowatt hour in the primary
rate and from Az to 4 cents in the
secondary rate. This reduction will
affect 166 consumers.
Would Abolish Schedule.
Schedule F-Remains unchanged,
and it is planned to eventually abol-
ish it, This schedule covers industrial
motors and battery chargers
Schedule G-From Ga to So cents
a kilowatt hour. This reduction af
fects SO consumers and involves a
saving to them of $1,743.47.
Schedule H-Commercial heating
and cooking purposes. from Ga to SO
cents. This reduction affects 224 con-
sumers and involves a saving to them
of S87.42.
Schedule K-For separately metered
electric service for residences for use
other than lighting, from 6ll to So
cents. This reduction will affect 1851
and will involve a saving to them of
$1,4S4.33.
Schedule M-For consumers in
Maryland. from ia to 100 cents;
the secondary from Ga to SO cents.
This schedule affects 115 consumers
and involves a reduction to them of
$71.45.
Street Lighting Saving.
The reduction in the street lighting
bill next year under the new schedule,
it was calculated by the Utilities Com
mission, will amount to 49, 156.11.