White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-01-28
SpOKANE-SEAT1LE y
RATE COMPARISONS
District Utility Manager Whitehead
Quotes Figures Showing Seat
tie Compares FavOrabay


residential rate higher than Seat
tile. In Spokane, 100 XVIII will cost
$3.50: 500 XVIII will cost S1222. In
Seattle, 100 XVIII will cost $40;
800 XVIII will cost sssl5. With linn
it>ti water heating IN Spokane the
co.. Der XVIII will be 5000 for 500
XVIII.
TIE Federal Power Commission
gi~e.T the state of Washington the
Low average rate of 2.81c per XVIII
and, IN states having no liberal nu-
nicipal Laws and therefore very dit
tie municipal composition, the av-
4erase g from six cents to above sew
zen cents per XVIII. The nations
average is given as $50 per XVIII.
These figures are for residential
rates and are for firm power-elec-
trio energy that YOU can use any
time you need it, day or night
and does not include off-peak or
dump power or special irrigation
power that cain be used only during
sccrtain hours.
The t1ickery by which the Wash
iingtor Water Power obtains its 2.3
average per XVIII is the cutely
worded phrase: 4sfor residential use,
Including water heating" This
permits them to include several low
rate Off peak schedules In their res
identisl averages, and which they
use in their advertising. 1t Is total
Ivy maistea ding to quote the average
rate, including power which can be
used only part time, with an aver
age rate for power that can be
used all the time. The only way
to get at this correctly Is to take
tire. rates for the same class OF SER
vice and compare them.
Washington Water Power Co., OF
Spokane, Schedules I: Residential
heating, cooking and lighting. The
Department Of Public Service lists,
under This schedule, 81, S53 consuIla-
ers using total of 22,51S, APO XVIII
at a cost of 1904, 1854, or average
rate of 4 cents per XVIII; average
monthly consumption 67.1 XVIII;
average monthly bill 500
Washington Water Power, Rural
Schedule: They have 1854 con-
:sun,ers on this schedule and they
used 8,877,6ie XVIII and paid the
company s433,o43.67. The average
rate is 40 cents a XVIII; average
bill $2.B6; average monthly coslsan-
ton r54.6 XVIII.
City Light, Seattle, Schedule A
Number Of consumers, 80OS7; used g
s6l0l,559 XVIII; paid the City 81
s3o.430.92; average rate "a cents;
average bill $242; average corlaunp-
ton monthly IS XVIII. Schedule
A drops to three-fo1lrths OF a cent
a XVIII after you have used 24O
XVIII and a resident IN Seattle Will
heat only what water he needs and
not have to use a lot Of electricity
heating gallons of water at night
IN OrQer 10 nave d llUU1C 1lOo WosoSA
during the day.
For comparison, give the Pacific
Power e. Light schedule Is, which
is the firm power lighting, cooking
and water heating in this county.
1880 consumers used 100000 e
VIII and paid S426, 627.OO to the
company. Average cost 5.3 cents
XVIII; average bill $2.74; average
Use so XVIII month. If we IN
clude Schedule -, which gives Yak
ina and Walla Walla lower rates
than we have and include controlled
water heating and fat rate water
heating, our figures will be: Average
rate 81 cents a XVIII; average con-
sumption SO XVIII per month; av-
:erage monthly bill $304.-J. B.