THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1038
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Power Company is announcing
benefit all of West Penn's residential
customers and most of its commercial
and small power customers,
West Penn rates have been consist.
ently low. Low priced electricity is
appreciated by our residential customers
as shown by the fact that 129% more
electricity is used by them than the
average for the nation; and despite the
slump of the depression, their average
annual use has risen more than 100
kwh. since 1929,
Still lower rates are now established
in spite of increasing costs and increas-
ing taxes because West Penn recog-
nizes the spirit of the times and be-
cause it hopes that lower rates will
encourage still greater use,
New Residential Rate
Every residential customer will benefit
from the new schedule; even those cus-
tomers paying minimum bills can use
additional electricity at no increase in
cost. This new rate becomes effective
with the first full month of service after
February 15 (a month is the period
between two regular meter readings).
The total annual reduction for our
residential customers is estimated to be
$258,000.00, In terms of use, this sav-
ing would permit the average family,
for example, to have adequate light for
the reading or study table every eve-
ning at no increase in cost,
The new rate is 6c per kwh. for the
and 1%e for all additional use within
the month.
New Commercial Rate
The new commercial rate makes reduc-
tions in the bills of approximately two-
thirds of our commercial and small
power customers, The annual reduction
totals $260,000.00 for commercial and
$115,000.00 for small power customers.
The new rate is 6¢ per kwh. for the
first block of 100 kwh.; 4'ic for the
second block; 1c for all additional. The
size of the second block is 200 kwh.
when the customer's requirement is 2
kilowatts or less; 40 kwh. are added to
this block for each additional Ya kilo-
watt required.
This ne new rate becomes effective with
the first full month of service after
March 15 (a month is the period be-
tween two regular meter readings).
The new rate has the feature of mak-
ing available to many customers added
use of electricity at the low cost of 1c
per kwh.
Other Rate Adjustments
More liberal provisions regarding mini-
mum bills on rural line extensions;
reductions in the wholesale D. C. sched-
ule and, as already announced, the mak-
ing permanent of previous temporary
adjustments in municipal and industrial
rates,—bring the total amount of the
estimated annual reductions up to
$777,800.00.
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These reductions, of varying impor-
tance to individual customers, are in the
aggregate large. They should materially
contribute toward the more abundant
use of electricity throughout this area.
Details of the rate changes as they
affect you will be gladly explained at
your West Penn office and you will be
put in touch with those of our employes
who can show you how to get maximum
benefit from the use of electricity.
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