Show Gain Shown In Power Consumption i I Demand for electric service and elec- elec electrical I appliances in the Intermountain mountain area served by Utah Power and Light company this year Is substantially ahead of 1938 it was announced today by R. R E. E Bailey Dalley division manager I Mr Bailey reported the company's average residential and farm customer was using 74 per cent more electric ser service ser ser- service I vice for the 12 month period ending October 31 31 1039 1939 than in the comparable I 1038 1938 period 1 I He Ho said electrical appliances likewise had won wide public acceptance sales of I refrigerators by dealers and company during the period in 1939 running Iper per cent ahead of or 1938 1038 ranges 17 percent per percent percent II cent arid and water heaters 19 per cent Domestic and farm electric consumers continued to obtain service at I cost during the year the average rate I per kilowatt hour dropping below 35 I cents lowest in the history of f the area Mr Bailey said Ten years n ago o the tho average aver aver- average average age domestic consumer paid 57 cents per kilowatt hour hUr and and 15 years ago more mono double the present price Almost kilowatt tt hours were used in the territory served ed during the ye leit r 1039 1939 for fot farm and an l residential pur- pur purposes poses poets an average of 1150 1160 kilowatt hours houra per residential per residential and farm customer This is 28 per cent above the be national aver average aver aver- average age ng of kwh If IS u uthe the domestic consumer ten years ago had bad used as much electric service service annually as as he used in 1939 his average monthly bill would Mould o ld have ha va been b whereas this year the average monthly I bill amounts to only it was ex- ex olain d Oftentimes consumers fall to take note of tho rho 10 SO rate reductions in tn inthe inthe the pa fr w years because their con i r stanLy stain y i use of service for labor saving la ln appliances maintain their monthly bill at a n somewhat constant level J J |