Evening star., 1936-02-01
PEPC0 PROPOSES
6-CENT MONTHLY
RATE CUT IN HOMES
Submits Schedule Calling
for $310,755 Slash
in All Classes.
so KlLOWATTS OR LESS
WOULD REMAIN SAME
Roberts Indicates He Will Pro.
test Failure to Decrease Do.
mestic Bills Further.

Domestic consumers Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. would receive rate
reductions amounting to $69,537 OF q
grand total consumer rate cut OF
S3l9,755, according to schedules pro-
posed today to the Public Utilities
Commission by the company.
The rate cut has been made possible
by decision of the commission to re-
duce the basic rate Of return allowed
the company under its sliding-scale
plan from Z to 61a per cent on a rate
base of SGT, ,407 900, which is approxi-
mately 100000 less than for the
past year.
From the company's schedule pro-
posal it was figured unoff1cially the av-
erage domestic consumer, who uses
1908 kilowatt hours year, would find
his monthly bills this year cents less
than last year. The company pro-
posed no change at all in the rate for
the domestic consumer using so kilo-
watts month or less. The rate for
this block is 39 cents for the first SO
kilowatts.
Roberts Dissatisfied.
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
while cross-examining Harold A.
Brooks. company vice president and
commercial manager, indicated he
would protest that an insufficient
amount of the rate cut had been allo-
Gated to domestic consumers generally
Roberts was contending the proposed
new rates were too promotional, set
ting up too much of the rate reduction
for the larger users of current.
There are l36.248 consumers In the
residential schedule "a" class, accord
ing to Brooks. Last year, 49,245 used
more than so kilowatts month and
therefore. they would be the ones who
would receive the $69,537 in the re-
duction of this schedule.
Proposed Brackets.
The proposed new brackets fol
schedule "a" are:
First so kilowatts, 3.9 cents; next
SO kilowatts, 80 cents; next 100 kilo-
watts, 1.9 cents, and over 200 kilo.
watts, is cents. There is no change
in this schedule. except for the seconc
block, which would be reduced from
81 to 80.
The company proposed that $140, ,851
OF the total rate reduction be applied
to commercial schedule 3D." in which
there were last year 1876 customers
The new schedule proposed for thi'
class would be:
For the first 100 kilowatt hours, 3.s
cents; next 100 kilowatt hours,
cents: next 3.45O kilowatts, 81 cents
and over $3.50 kilowatts, 2 cents. Th'
present rates for this schedule are
For the first 100 kilowatts. 3.8 cents
next $50 kilowatts. 80 cents; mex
1900 kilowatts, 30 cents, and ovel
$3.50 kilowatts, cents.
Commercial C Schedule.
For commercial &C." in which las
year there were 1859 customers, tn
company proposed as the new schedule
For the first 100 kilowatts, 80 cents
next 100 kilowatts, 81 cents; mex
1850 kilowatts, 20 cents, and over l,85'
kilowatts, 2 cents. The present rate
for this bracket are: For the first 10
kilowatts, 3.8 cents; next $50 kilowatts
81 cents; next 1000 kilowatts, o.
cents, and over, 1850 kilowatts, 2 cents
Complying with request Of tn
commission, the company proposed
substantial reduction in the charge
to the District and Federal govern
ments for street lighting. The com
pany would allot 10 per cent Of tn
total bill for this service, or $50, ,684.