Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, May 02, 1930, Image 2

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    FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
ne
of the
SENSATIONAL 3-POINT
PRICE REDUCTIONS
cost less
than ever
to operate!
% There will also be drastic reductions
in range prices with improved design,
construction, speed and appearance... OS /
all the cleanliness, safety, time and
labor saving of an electric range for
the price of an ordinary fuel range.
Announcing a new rate step which
materially reduces the cost of operating
an electric range . . . thus removing one
great obstacle to enjoying the conven-
~ jence of electric cooking.
* There will be no more charge for in=-
stalling adequate meter entrances . . .
whether you are buying a new electric
range or moving an old one . . . a
#3 revolutionary saving.
l
IMINATED © _-_-
«Watch for further announcements regarding
these two important points a week from today.
On June first a remarkable new electric rate for homes
goes into effect! It provides a fourth step in the descending
scale of current cost! . . . Only 18/c for every kilowatt hour
over 150 a month!
At present . . . :
The first step costs (net after discount) 10¢! per kilowatt
hour.
The next step costs 6c.
The third step costs 3c.
Now a fourth step for everyone using more than 150
goes into effect. At present, 75% of our customers secure
some of the current used in their homes for 3c. They will
continue to do so! But if they use more
than 150 kilowatt hours in any month, A
they get each additional kilowatt hour 3 £
at the new low rate.
This is a vitally important announce=
ment! For it means that the modern
convenience of electric cooking is avail-
able to almost everyone in the commu-
nity. It means that electric water heat-
The 134c rate is wonderful news. But add to that reduced
electric range prices and the complete elimination of range
installation charges and all the old barriers that kept you
from enjoying the supreme convenience, cleanliness,
and safety of an electric range are down.
Cooking with electricity makes housekeeping modern,
just as electric furnaces and electrically driven machinery
have made factory production modern. Electricity sets the
standards of today . . . it makes far better work and better
living.
For details about how the rate reduction will affect you
as an electric range owner . . . Or a would-be electric range
owner . . . inquire at our office. Ques-
tions are always welcome.
ALSO - ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
This new rate results in excep-
tionally important reductions in
the cost of operating electric
ers may be operated with new economy
... that other electrical appliances may
be enjoyed more freely . . . that the cost
of ample lighting is materially reduced.
water heaters. Complete home
electrification is now entirely
practical.
WEST PENN POWER CO