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April 29, 1938
White Bluffs Spokesman
White Bluffs, Benton County, Washington
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Bonneville administrator J. D. Ross announces a new 'kilowatt-year' basis for wholesale power sales in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, based on production costs to encourage continuous use and benefit consumers.
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Kilowatt-Year Is Base Of Bonneville Rate
Bonneville power will be sold at wholesale in Washington, Oregon and Idaho on a new basis--the "kilowatt year." That is a thousand watts furnished day and night for twelve months, or 8760 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
In announcing the adoption of the kilowatt-year sales unit, J. D. Ross, Bonneville administrator, scored the present practice of selling power "from the old scarcity standpoint."
The "kilowatt-year" sales unit is based directly on the cost of producing power, Ross declares. "No higher mathematics or juggled schedules enter into the determination of cost. The small consumer does not subsidize the large industrialist. We simply say, 'A kilowatt-year costs us so much. Pay us our cost and use that kilowatt continuously, day and night, throughout the year'."
Ross said that cities buying power by the kilowatt-year naturally would set their rates so as to encourage families to use power all day long. "Instead of just having a few lights burning in the evening, it would be economical to use power all through the day: for refrigeration, cooking, water heating, as well as for off-peak house heating, irrigation, commercial and industrial use. Every extra kilowatt-hour used means increased leisure or additional income to men and women of the northwest."
Bonneville power will be sold at wholesale in Washington, Oregon and Idaho on a new basis--the "kilowatt year." That is a thousand watts furnished day and night for twelve months, or 8760 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
In announcing the adoption of the kilowatt-year sales unit, J. D. Ross, Bonneville administrator, scored the present practice of selling power "from the old scarcity standpoint."
The "kilowatt-year" sales unit is based directly on the cost of producing power, Ross declares. "No higher mathematics or juggled schedules enter into the determination of cost. The small consumer does not subsidize the large industrialist. We simply say, 'A kilowatt-year costs us so much. Pay us our cost and use that kilowatt continuously, day and night, throughout the year'."
Ross said that cities buying power by the kilowatt-year naturally would set their rates so as to encourage families to use power all day long. "Instead of just having a few lights burning in the evening, it would be economical to use power all through the day: for refrigeration, cooking, water heating, as well as for off-peak house heating, irrigation, commercial and industrial use. Every extra kilowatt-hour used means increased leisure or additional income to men and women of the northwest."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Bonneville Power
Kilowatt Year
Power Rates
Ross Announcement
Wholesale Electricity
What entities or persons were involved?
J. D. Ross
Where did it happen?
Washington, Oregon And Idaho
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington, Oregon And Idaho
Key Persons
J. D. Ross
Outcome
adoption of kilowatt-year sales unit based on production costs, encouraging continuous power use for various applications.
Event Details
Bonneville power administrator J. D. Ross announces the use of 'kilowatt-year' as the sales unit for wholesale power in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, criticizing old scarcity-based practices and emphasizing direct cost-based pricing without subsidies.