Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-25
POWER COMPANY
REDUCES RATES

W III Nv lii0NtS ~ NiOAhNoNAN A.N o'%Ne
power rates throughout Nashon
Island, according to AN announce
ment made TINS morning BY Z. l..
Gamer, resident manager OF the
Puget Sound Power u Light Co.
The new schedules whlch have
already been filed with the Wash
ington Department of Public
" orks are as follows;
Lighting rates tor residences,
schools, halls and churches: for the
first 81 kilowatt hours per month,
ten cents per kllowatt hour; lor ali
over 6U kllowatt hours, three
cents per kilowatt hour, subject to
a mlnlmum charge OF $l.UO per
month.
Similar rates are provided for
light and appliances IN residences,
halls and churches used lor less
than twelve months except that III
this seasonIDle class OF business a
connection and disconnectlon
charge of $500 must be- met be
fore service begins
For combined residence lighting
and domestic power, an optional
rate is submitted which calls Tor
Sl.75 plus .hree cents Tor the ilrst
l50 bllowatt hours and two cents
per kilowatt hour for all IN excess.
This rate applies only where the
customer uses an electric range or
its equivalent as the chief meaus
OF cooking, having a capacity OF
not less than three kilowatts ana
designed for three-wire connec-
ton. The combined optional rate
does not apply to what are known
as lamp socket appliances,
The new rate for commercial
lighting will be as follows;
D TO 60 kilowatt hours inclusive
per month per kilowatt of demand,
ten cents per kilowatt hour. All
in excess thereof, three cents per
kilowatt hour, subject to mllil-
mum charge of $1.00 per month.
Rates which are now III effect on
Vashon Island call for eleven cents
for the first 90 kilowatt hours per
month and three and half FOR all
in excess and subject to the same
minimum charge.
This as a matter of fact, is the
second rate reduction which has
been made for light and power ser
vice ON Vasnon Island by the Pu.
re Sound Power 4 Light Com
pany since it began to serve the
Island on January |, 1924, the first
rate reduction being made Septem-
be /, 1925,
Some idea Of the progress that
has been made in the electrified
tion of Vashon Island during tue
last three years may be gathered
for the fact that, when the Puget
Sound Power & Light Company
acquired the system from the
Washington Coast Utilities III
March, 1928, there were but AIS
customers on the entire island with
only two electric ranges in use. In
December, 1925 this number had
increased TO S56 customers in De
CONNER 1926. 10 97S customers
and in November, 1927 to lle'
customers with 100 electric ranges
in use.
Since the entire population oi
the island is estimated at about
1900 person, and it is reasonable
TO count from three to four to tho
family, it is plain that more thar
90 per cent Of the people OF Vashol
are now receiving electric service
record that will compare yerl
favorably indeed with conditions
ON the mainland.
The problems Of service ON The
island have presented many mus
nal difficulties uiiu nus iih"iNN'
eapital outlaws far in excess O
those normally encountered in th
ordinary course of the light an'
mower business. For instance, u
HE winter of 1925. the cahl
connecting the island with tn
mainland gave ont completely an'
h order to maintain service II wa
necessary 10 charter the tug. Roos
ovolf for period Of six week
and RIG mp a steam generator el
her deeka This emergency aion
involved an expenditure OF Siu,uO
fa maintain service.
Since II was evident that the olI
cable could be of little use, q ne'
cable $4,000 feet in length and @
$4,000 VOLT capacity was laid at
cost Of about $4,000 ard rs IL wa
deemed advisable 10 raise ihe volt
agn uenerall from 230o to 5000 j
nrler IN rive satisfactory servic'
170 fransformers which had her
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