The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-02-06
POWER RATES
IN HOMES CUT
BY 9PER CENT
New Tariff Schedule for p. P.
& L. i'm Valley to Go Into
Effect March 1; Waterusers
to save

An average cut of percent in
Pacific Power & Light Co. resi-
Dental rates, of Is percent for the
commercial customers, and of 5
percent for power irrigation and
spray customers, will go into effect
on Mar. 1, Manager r. L. Skill an
nounces. This represents an annual
saving of about $2O5,OO0 for the 49,
900 customers in the Yakima and
Walla Walla districts. -
Reduction in rates, ordered by the
state department of public service,
is the result of an investigation
started two years ago by the depart
ment, Skill points out, and affects
the company's entire Washinton
business except the town of Con-
nell, which has special agreement
Of special Importance to the farm
ers is the change in the old require
ment that customers using irriga-
ton pumping power and other sea-
sonal services pay for minimum
of six months; henceforth the mini
mum is to be four months. The
present spray rate schedule is en-
tirely eliminated with the service
to be charged under the general
power rate.
New Rate Schedules
Medium sized or class 2 towns in
the area will pay 81 month for the
first Is kilowatt hours residential
service, 6 cents each for the next
lis and cents for all in excess. One
dollar minimum was established for
both above services. - --7% ~
Small towns and rural areas, class
8, in the system will pay $1.5O for
the first 10 kiloWatt hours residential
service, 61a cents each for the next
II, cents for the next lis and
cents for all in excess with $3.50
minimum. ~ g
Discount on Big Bills
For general power use, the depart
ment allowed 511s cents kilowatt
hour for the first so kilowatt hours
per horsepower, 115 cents for each
of the next so, q of a cent for all
in excess of that, with $1.50 per
horsepower minimum.
In addition, the department al
lowed 10 percent discount on bills
between 500 and 5000, 20 percent
discount for the next 500, 80 per
cent for the next 500 and 40 per
cent for all in excess of $500 on
monthly bill.
| Division of Rates
The rates were divided into three
classes:
Class one-Yakima, Walla Walla
and College Place.
Glass two-Naches, Selah, Wapa-
to, Toppenish, zillah, Granger,
Sunnyside, Grandview, Mabton,
Outlook, Kennewick, Pasco, Dixie,
Waitsburg, Pomeroy, Dayton, Pres
colt, White Salmon and Goldendale.
! Class three Union Gap, Donald,
Buena, Benton City, Richland, XII
ona, Burbank, Alfalfa, Wallula,
Beverly, White Bluffs, Hanford,
Kahlotus, Patha City, Husum, Block
House and Centerville.
The department. of public works,
according to Director Ferd Schaff,
valued the company's properties at
$11, 466 900.
Disposition of Pacific Power &
Light Co. is to give fair trial to
the new rate ordered by the depart
ment of public service, according to
a message received by Manager Roy
Skill from Paul B. Mckee, presi-
dent of the company. ssss Eas !
1.-THE departments $2O5,O0O rate
reduction appears to be based on a
favorable forecast of future reve-
nues and expenses, which we hope
will work out in practice" says Mr..
Mckee. 'The new schedules favor
greater use of electricity for do
nestle and commercial purposes,
and with all electric appliances now
obta1nable from the dealers at fav-
orable prices and terms, our custo-
mers have a fine opportunity to get
even more advantages from their
electric service" +
Skill has not yet received a copy
of the new tariff so cannot give all
the details of the new basis.