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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
7
Mt Dora Florida to vote July 9 1928 on selling its electric distribution system to Florida Public Service Company for 115503 90. The agreement includes staged payments and continued lighting at no charge for five months, with final terms in Schedules P Q and O.
Schedule F outlines lighting rates: 40 H per month at 12 cents per KWH, 60 KWH at 9 cents, 100 KWH at 8 cents, and over 200 KWH at 7 cents. Regular minimum is $1.50 monthly. if energy charge falls below minimum, only the minimum applies. Motors up to two HP may be on lighting. all motors 1/4 HP+ must be 220 volts and incur a $2.00 per month per HP surcharge, with one-half HP exempt.
Readable sections outline wholesale and street lighting rates for a utility. Includes character of service, mixed power and lighting charges, maximum demand calculations, and tiered energy charges. Also covers Schedule H alternative power rate, Schedule O street lighting, terms of payment, and White Way lighting details with lamp types and installation rules.
The text defines the maximum demand as the sum of denied demand and the demand from the table. It sets the minimum charge as the demand charge and states net bills due within special apparatus provisions. It requires over 100 demand users to maintain at least 80 percent power factor, else the demand charge rises. if average power factor exceeds 90 percent the charge decreases accordingly.
Schedule describing the Company’s standard practice and regulations for the character of service. The note references a constant used from dusk to midnight in accordance with company policy.
Town council resolves to sell Mt Dora electric distribution system to Florida Public Service Company for fifteen years with option renewals and three potential extensions. It outlines rate schedules, franchise terms, trimming of trees, and purchase options including funds for bonds a hall a municipal pier and endowment for schools. A July 9 1928 special election is set to ratify the franchise and authorize ballot measures.
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