LETTER TO WILLIAM S. CASEY FROM JACK H. FERGUSON

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JAaicH. FERGzsoN Fk. t Office Bar 26666
Pr ident and Ricbmoru4 Ltrginia 23261
Chief Eveculi:e Offices 804 ? 771-44
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September 17, 1986
The Honorable William S. Casey
CIA, Real Estate
Construction Division
Cia Headquarters
Langley, Virginia 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
Last March, Virginia Power surveyed 5,202 of its commercial and
industrial customers. The results disturb me.
We conducted the survey to establish a benchmark from which we might
gauge future changes in attitudes. But the attitudes we found varied
greatly from fact.
For example, more than half of our commercial and industrial customers
believe that their electric rates are higher than those in other
states. Facts prove otherwise. A recent report in Energy User News
found Virginia Power commercial and industrial rates among the lowest
in the country. Our commerical rates were lower than 94 of 137
utilities polled. Our industrial rates were lower than 96 of 146.
Copies of the Energy User News charts are enclosed for your
information.
Since 1980, the typical bill for a Virginia Power industrial customer
has actually dropped in unadjusted dollars, despite a 40.6 percent
level of inflation over the period. The typical bill for a commercial
customer has risen 14 percent since 1980 - about a third the pace of
inflation. And this outstanding rate performance will continue. We
announced August 20th that we will not seek any base rate increase at
least through 1987.
The survey results also indicated less than a third of our commercial
and industrial customers feel Virginia Power is a better company today
than five years ago. Quite candidly, we feel our company has made
enormous strides over the first half of the 80's. By almost every
measure, our generating and service performance have improved dramati-
cally - most indicators actually top national averages.
I am deeply concerned that so many of our major customers are unaware
of the tremendous strides Virginia Power has made in the past five
years. I am enclosing with this letter some information about our
performance. But I am primarily writing to you to solicit your
opinion. How can we better communicate with you? What can we do to
better meet your expectations?
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September 17, 1986
Please take the time to write to me personally and let me know your
thoughts and suggestions. I can assure you we will pay attention.
Sincerely,
49W-'-'
Jack H. Ferguson
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RANKING OF ELECTRICITY PRICES TO INDUSTRIAL USERS
HIGHEST PRICES
12/W
Kwk
Pda e.84ate
12/6$
Utility c/kwh
12/64
c/kwb
Pet.
Chg.
0.4 Ca
San Diego G&E 12.60c
11.660
6%
0.0 NY
Con Edison 11.57c
13.000
-11%
0.0 Ct
United Ilbtm. 9.30c
9.57c
-3%
1
3 NJ
&L 8
57c
C
57c
8
0%
.
1.3 Ma
.
Co8.47c
=
=!
.
9.00c
-4%
1.7 NY
Lang Island Light. 8.350
11.07c
-25%
2.1 Hi
Hawaiian Elec. 8.17c
8.96c
-9%
4.7 Ca
S. Calif. Edison 8.03c
7.120
13%
4.9 NY
Central Hudson G&E 7.93c
8.36c
-5%
5.2 Ma
Boston Edison Co.
7.83c
8.96c
-13%
7.6 Ca
Pacific Gas & Elec.
7.81c
7.51c
4%
9.0 NJ
Public Service E&G 7.52c
7.09c
6%
11.2 Pa
Phila. Elec. Co.
7.24c
6.96c
4%
11.3 NY
Orange & Rockland
7.19c
8.51c
-16%
11.4 RI
Narragansett Elec.
7.17c
6.34c
12%
11.5 Vt
Cm 1 Vt. P.S.
7.07c
6.140
15%
11.7 NM
Pub. Serv. N.M.
7.02c
6.76c
4%
12.3 Ct
Conn. t & P.
6.84c
7.29c
-6%
13.5 In
N. I. PS.
6.79c
6.57c
3%
13.9 Fl
Jacksonville Elec.
6.79c
6.87c
-1%
14.4 Oh
Toledo Edison Co.
6.77c
6.30c
7%
15.0 FI
Florida P&L
6.65c
6.48c
3%
15.3 NH
P S. New Hampshire 6.63c
7.13c
-7%
15.8 Pa
Duquesne Light Co.
6.58c
6 60c
0%
16.3 Ca
Los Angeles DPW
6. 54c
6.57c
0%
16.3 Ak
Golden Valley Elec.
6.52c
10.34c
-37%
16.4 Ma
Commonwealth El
6.47c
7.23c
-11%
17.0 Ma
Massachusetts Elec. 6. 44c
6.40c
1%
17.0 Ak
Alaska Elec Light
6.44c
6.10c
6%
17.3 Ms
Mississippi P&L
6.42c
4.90c
31%
17.5 NY
Rochester G&E
6.13c
5.76c
6%
17.7 Ma
Western Mass. Elec. 6.12c
6.67c
-8%
18.6 Oh
Ohio Edison Co.
6.08c
5.62c
8%
19.0 Az
Ariz. Public Serv.
6.07c
5.68c
7%
19.4 NY
N.Y State E&G
6.04c
5.91c
2%
19.4 SD
Northwestern P.S.
6.Olc
5.94c
1%
20.8 Tn
TVA
5.96c
4.99c
19%
21.2 Ks
Kansas Gas & Elec.
5.96c
4.71c
27%
23.5 Mi
Detroit Edison Co.
5.95c
5.58c
7%
24.6 Pa
Pennsylvania P&L
5.82c
5.140
13%
27.2 11
Commonwealth Ed.
5. 80c
5.99c
-3%
27.7 Pa
Metropolitan Edison
5 The
6.99c
-17%
28.4 Pa
Pa. Electric Co.
5.75c
5.29c
9%
28.8 Mn
Minnesota P&L
5.74c
8.25c
-30%
29.9 Oh
Cleveland El. Ilium. 5.73c
5.67c
1%
30.5 Ar
Arkansas P&L
5.69c
4.04c
41%
30.6 La
Iowa Pub. Serv.
5.62c
6.27c
-10%
30.7 Tx
El Paso Electric
5.59c
6.26c
-11%
30.8 Nv
Sierra Pacific P.
5.55c
5.40c
3%
32.5 Mi
Consumers Power
5.54c
5.30c
5%
32.6 Ga
Savannah Electric
5. 46c
5.31c
3%
32.9 Az
Tucson Electric
5.37c
5.61c
-4%
33.4 In
Ind. & Mich. Elec.
5.33c
5. Ole
6%
33.5 La
New Orleans P. S.
5.31c
5.40c
-2%
33.6 Ks
Centel Corp
5.25c
4.45c
18%
33.7 Mo
Missouri P S.
5.22c
5.13c
2%
34.1 Me
Central Me. Power
5.15c
5.120
1%
34.6 Oh
Dayton Power & L.
5.13c
5.25c
-2%
35.4 Tx
Central Power & L.
5. lOc
5.77c
-12%
39.0 Tx
Houston Lighting
5.08c
5.250
-3%
39.7 DC
Potomac Electric
5.05c
4.88c
3%
40.2 Tx
San Antonio Bd.
5.06c
5.59c
-10%
40.7 Tx
Texas-N. M. Power
5.02c
5.06c
-1%
42.2 NC
Carolina P&L
5.OLc
5.09c
-2%
42.7 Or
Portland Gen. Elec. 5. Ole
5.35c
-6%
43.1 De
Delmarva P&L 5. Ole
4.36c
15%
43.4 0h
Columbus & Southern 5.00c
5.21c
-4%
43.8 SC
Carolina P&L
4.98c
4.92c
1%
44.1 Ks
Kansas Power & L.
4.96c
5. Ile
-3%
44.3 la
Iowa Power & Light
4.94c
S.Olc
-1%
44.5 Pa
Pa. Power Co.
4.87c
4.42c
10%
44.7 ND
Otter Tail Power
4.87c
4.64c
5%
44.8 Ky
Union Light
4.85c
4.62c
5%
How to Find
Your Utility
These reflect what
electric utilitits churged their
industrial customers in De-
cember 1965, based on rev-
enue per kwh. Some utilities
class all customers above a
certain size as industrial, re-
Raldleas of economic fu e-
on
The first number for each
utility is its rank. Ties are
indicated by symbols.
lity,
To find
refer to the state list a particular utibelow
and thus check the ranks oc-
cupied by that state's util-
ities.
The kwh percentile tells
what what percent of the
surveyed utilities' kwh were
sold by that line's utility and
time ranking above it.
AI ............... ......... 87, 90
Ak. ........... 26, 29
Az. 34, 52, 116
Ar. 46
Ca. 1,8,11,25
Co. . .......... . 99
Ct...... . ......3, 18
De. _ ............ 66
DC ........ . .. . .. 61
Fl........ 20, 22, 75. 84. 88, 102
Ga........ _ ............ 51, 86
Hi........................... 7
Id ........... .... ......... 140
II............. 41, 79, 85, 132, 138
In. ...
._._19,53,117,121,128
fa...... ... .. 47. 70, 94, 106, 130
Ks . ........ .. 38,55, 69
Ky.......... 73, 101, 108. 115, 119
La . .............. $4, 83, 107, 109
Me .... ..... . ......... ...... 57
M d ..... ........ 80, 135
Ma....... _ ...... 5, 10, 27, 28, 32
Mi. ...._.... ._.....39, 50
Mn........ ......... .. 44, 110
Ms. ...... .. ......30, 96, 124
Mo. ........... . 56, 82, 118, 126
Mt. . , . .. _ 133, 142
Ne. ..... 112. 114, 127
Nv....___.__.........49,74
NH..................... 23
NJ...._ ...............4. 12, 106
NM _ 17
NY..... 2, 6. 9, 14. 31, 35. 120. 144
NC...... __. ........ ..64, 91
ND ............ .......... . 72
.2 1 ,3 3 ,4 5 .5 9 ,6 7 ,7 7 .1 3 4 , 34, 146
Ok ....... ...... ... 92. 93
Or . ...... .......65, 123, 143
Pa. ... 13.24.40.42,43,71,129
RI . ........ ............ 15
SC. ......_168,81
SD..._.... ... 36
Tn. ...... ....._..... ..... 37
Tx. . 48,59.60.62,63.78,100,103,113
Ut ....... .... .............. 96
Vt.. .... . ...... ....... 16
Va. .... ............ 97
Wa.... 136. 137, 139, 141, 145
WV ......... 111, 131
Wi. ...... 76. 89. 95, 104. 122
Wy. .. ... 125
Source: Department of
Energy's unpublished
Form 826 survey. long
Island fighting redefined
industrial" in mid-1985.
To eliminate misleading
distortions, EUN obtained
substitute price averages
direct from the utility for
Tucson Electric and for
TVA in Kentucky.
LOWEST PRICES
12/65
12/SC
Kwh
12/8S
12/64
Pet.
Rack
Pdie.9tate
Utility
c/kwh
c/kwk
Cbg.
146
100.8 Oh
Ohio Valley Ebc.
1. sic
1.50c
-5%
145
66.3 Wa
Tacoma Dept P.U.
1.630
1.060
51%
144
90.0 NY
N.Y. Power Aulth.
1.94c
1.5Cc
3%
143
97.1 Or
Booneville Power
2.02c
1.97c
3%
142
96.9 Mt
Bonneville Power
2.09c
2.36c
-12%
141
96.4 Wit
Bonneville Power
2.11c
2.41c
-12%
140
95.9 Id
Idaho Power Co.
2.25c
2.11c
7%
139
93.4 Wa
Seattle City Light
2.37c
3.39c
-30%
139
93.2 11
Electric EIserty Inc. 2.48c
2.41c
3%
?137
92.2 Wa
Wash. Water Power 3.06c
2.80c
9%
?136
92.1 Wa
Sound P&L
3.06c
2.90c
6%
135
91.6 Md
P Edison
3.31c
3.O9c
7%
134
91.0 Oh
Ohio Power Co.
3.32c
3.40c
-2%
133
88.6 Mt
Montana Power Co.
3.370
2.96c
14%
132
88.3 D
Illinois Power Co.
3.43c
3.74c
-8%
131
87.3 WV
Monongahela Power 3.450
3.450
0%
130
86.6 la
Iowa Electric L.&P
3.48c
4.07c
-14%
129
86.4 Pa
West Penn Power
3.58c
3.67c
-2%
128
85.5 In
Southern Ind. G&E
3.65c
3.63c
1%
127
85.3 Ne
Omaha Pub. P. Dist. 3.69c
3.78c
-2%
126
85.1 Mo
Empire District El.
3.72c
3.67c
1%
?125
85.0 Wy
Pacific Power & L.
3.73c
3.37c
11%
?124
85.0 Ms
TVA
3.73c
3.630
3%
123
84.8 Or
Pacific Power & L.
3.79c
3.94c
-4%
122
83.7 Wi
Northern States P.
3.81c
3.74c
2%
121
83.5 In
Indianapolis P&L
3.82c
3.67c
4%
120
82.9 NY
Niagara Mohawk P.
3.84c
3.92c
-2%
?119
81.3 Ky
TVA
3.94c
4.02c
-2%
?116
81.0 Mo
Union Electric
3.94c
3.37c
17%
117
79.9 In
Indiana P.S. Co.
3.95c
3.82c
3%
116
79.0 Az
Salt River District
3.96c
3.42c
16%
115
78.7 Ky
Kentuc"Y Power
4.00c
4. Ole
0%
114
78.3 Ne
Lincoln Elec. Sys.
4.Olc
3.92c
2%
113
78.2 Tx
Southwestern P.S.
4.05c
4.57c
-11%
112
77.3 Ne
Neb. Public P. that. 4.07c
3.78c
8%
111
77.2 WV
Appalachian Power
4.11c
4.15c
-1%
110
75.9 Mn
Northern States P.
4.12c
4.Olc
3%
109
74.2 La
Louisiana P&L
4.15c
4.680
-11%
108
72.4 Ky
Kentucky Utils. Co.
4.160
4.44c
-6%
107
71.9 La
Central La. Elec.
4.17c
4.93c
-15%
106
71.7 NJ
Atlantic Electric
4.19c
6.80c
-38%
?105
71 5 la
Interstate Power Co. 4.19c
4.28c
-2%
104
71.2 Wi
Wisc. Publ. Serv.
4.20c
4.62c
-9%
103
70.9 Tx
Texas Utils. Elec.
4.27c
4.45c
-4%
102
67.6 Fl
Tampa Elec. Co.
4.28c
4.54c
-6%
101
67.2 Ky
Louisville G&E
4.31c
4.300
0%
100
66.8 Tx
Southwestern Elec.
4.340
4.600
-6%
?99
66.1 Co
Public Serv. Cob.
4.35c
4.41c
-1%
'98
65.7 Ut
Utah Power & L.
4.35c
3.95c
10%
97
64.7 Va
Virginia Power Co.
4.37c
4.59c
-5%
96
63.5 Ms
Mississippi Power
4.41c
4.51c
-2%
95
63.1 Wi
Wisconsin P&L
4.42c
3.69c
20%
94
62.8 Ia
Iowa-Ill. G&E
4.47c
4.09c
9%
93
62:5 Ok
Oklahoma G&E
4.49c
3.97c
13%
'92
61.7 Ok
Public S. of Okla.
4.50c
4.17c
8%
191
61.2 NC
Duke Power Co.
4.50c
4.40c
2%
90
58.0 Al
TVA
4.52c
4.67c
-3%
89
57.4 Wi
Wisc. Elec. Power
4.54c
4.63c
-2%
88
56.6 FI
Florida Power Corp. 4.57c
4.56c
0%
'87
56.1 Al
Alabama Power Co.
4.64c
4.450
4%
'86
54.0 Ga
Georgia Power Co.
4.64c
4.59c
1%
85
51.2 11
Central Ill. P.S.
4.65c
4.61c
1%
84
50.7 Fl
Gulf Power Co.
4.69c
4.790
-2%
83
50.5 La
Gulf States Utils.
4.70c
3.61c
30%
82
48.6 Mo
Kansas City P&L
4.71c
4.84c
-3%
'81
48.3 SC
S.C Electric & G.
4.720
4.73c
0%
'80
47.7 Md
Baltimore G&E
4.72c
4.59c
3%
79
46.4 II
Central Ill. Light
4.74c
4.94c
-4%
-478
46.1 Tx
West Texas Utilities
4.76c
5.30c
-10%
477
45.9 Ob
Cincinnati G&E
4.76c
4.91c
-3%
?76
45.3 Wi
Madison Gas & Elec. 4.83c
4.91c
-2%
?75
45.2 Fl
Orlando Commission 4.83c
5.17c
-7%
74
45.2 Nv
Nevada Power Co. 4.84c
4.33c
12%
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RANKING OF ELEC
HIGHEST PRICES
12/85
12/85 Kwh
12/8S 12/04 Pet.
RankPct e.State Utility
cAwbe/kwh Chg.
I
0.8 Ca
San Diego G&E
13.05c 12.21c 8%
2
1.7 NY
Lo g Island Light.
11.75c13.25c-11%
3
5.4 NY Con
11.72c 12.74c -8%
4
5.5 In
N. Ind. P.S
11.47c11.26c 2%
5
5.8 Ct
United Ilium
1I.07c 10.70c 3%
6
6.0 Az
Tucson Gas & E.
11.03c a.Slc 30%
7
6.2 Hi
Hawaiian Elec.
10.45c 11.09c -6%
8
7.1 NJ
Jersey Central P&L
10.17c 10.26c -1%
9
7.8 Pa
Phila. Elec. Co.
IO.O6c 9.87c 2%
10
7.9 NY
Orange & Rockland
10.OSc 11.2& -1l%
11
8.1 NY Central Hudson G&E 9.93c 9.92c 0%
12
8.1 Ak
Golden Valley Elec.
9.35c 13.03c-28%
13
12.1 Ca
Pacific Gas a Elec.
9.00c 8.44c 7%
14
14.7 NJ
Public Service E&G
8.99c 8.700 3%
15
14.8 SD
Northwestern P S.
8.940 9.06c -1%
16
15.1 Oh
Toledo Edison Co.
8.88c 8.49c 5%
17
16.5 Mi
Detroit Edison Co.
8.84c 8.31c 6%
18
17.4 Az
Ariz. Public Serv.
8.78c 7.75c 13%
19
17.6 Ma
Eastern Edison Co.
8.73c 9.35c -7%
20
18.5 Oh
Ohio Edison Co.
8.72c 8.27c 5%
21
18.8 NM Pub. Serv. N.M.
8.66c7.68c 13%
22
20.0 Ma
Boston Edison Co.
8.60c 9.78c -12%
23
20.2 NH
P S New Hampshire 8.36c 8.95c -7%
24
20 2 Ak
Alaska Elec Light 8.25c 6.68c 24%
25
20.4 Ga
Savannah Electric 8.20c 7.91c 4%
26
20.5 Ma
Commonwealth El. 8. Ile 8.96c -10%
27
24.4 Ca
S. Calif. Edison 8.03c 8.61c -7%
28
25.7 Ct
Conn Light & P 7.97c 8.61c -7%
29
25.9 Fl
Jacksonville Elec. 7.88c 7.89c 0%
:10
261 De
Delmarva P&L 7.84c 6.49c 21%
31
26.8 NY
N. Y State E&G 7.83c 7.46c 5%
32
27.0 Tx
Texas-N.31 Power 7.80c 8.03c -3%
'33
27.9 Oh
Cleveland El Ilium 7.71c 7.52c 3%
?34
28.2 Ma
Western Mass. Elec. 7.71c 8.22c -6%
35
31.9 Fl
Florida P&L
7.69c 7.62c 1%
36
32.4 Pa
Pa. Electric Co.
7.68c 7.13c 8%
37
32.6 Tx
El Paso Electric
7.66c 8.72c -12%
38
33.0 NY
Rochester G&E
7.65c 7.41c 3%
39
33.0 Vt
Central Vt. P S.
7.64c 6.53c 17%
'40
33.4 Ms
Mississippi P&L
7.63c 5.73c 33%
*41
33.8 Pa
Metropolitan Edison 7.63c 9. 00c -15%
42
34.1 Me
Central Me Power
7.62c 7.30c 4%
43
35.5 Pa
Pennsylvania P&L
7.59c 6.77c 12%
?44
35.9 Ks
Kansas Gas & Elec
7.51c 5.98c 26%
45
36.1 Ia
Iowa Power & Light
7.51c 7.69c -2%
46
36.3 Mo
Missouri P S.
7.46c 7.38c 1%
47
36.5 II
Central III Lit
7.43c 7.77c -4%
48
36.7 II
Central Ill. PS.
7.42c 7.63c -3%
49
37.0 Nv
Sierra Pacific P.
7.40c 7.84c -6%
50
37.3 RI
Narragansett Elec.
7.38c 7.03c 5%
51
41.5 11
Commonwealth Ed.
7.36c 7.51c -2%
52
42.1 Md
Baltimore G&E
7.33c 7.18c 2%
53
42.9 Pa
Duquesne Light Co.
7.32c 7.18c 2%
54
45.0 Tx
Houston Lighting
7.30c 7.42c -2%
55
45.9 Ma
Massachusetts Elec. 7.20c 7.23c 0%
56
46.8 La
Gulf States Utils.
7.08c 5.96c 19%
57
48.7 Ca
Los Angeles DPW
7.06c 6.99c 1%
58
49.4 Tx
Central Power & L.
7.05c 7.83c -10%
59
50 1 Ut
Utah Power & L.
7.03c 7.39c -5%
60
50 7 La
Louisiana P&L
6.98c 6.59c 6%
61
52.1 Mi
Consumers Power
6.89c 6.56c 5%
62
52.2 ND
Otter Tail Power
6.88c 6.88c 0%
63
52.9 Mo
Kansas City P&L
6.81c 6.65c 2%
64
54.9 NY
Niagara Mohawk P
6.78c 7.16c -5%
65
55 1 La
Central La Elec.
6.77c 7.85c -14%
66
55 2 Pa
Pennsylvania P Co
6.76c 6.48c 4%
67
57 5 Ga
Georgia Power Co
6.70c 6.81c -2%
68
58.7 Al
Alabama Power Co
6 62c 6.69c -1%
TRICITY PRICES TO
How to Find
Your Utility
These prices reflect what
electric utilities charged their
commercial-sector cus-
tomers in December 1985,
based on revenue per kwh.
The commercial sector gen-
erally includes offices, stores
and schools, though utilities'
definitions vary
.
The first number for each
utility is its rank. Ties are
indicated by symbols.
To find a particular utility,
refer to the state list below
and then check the ranks oc-
cupied by that state's util-
ities.
The kwh percentile tells
what what percent of the
surveyed utilities' kwh were
sold by that line's utility and
those ranking above it.
Al .68
Ak 12. 24. 112
Az 6. 18, 83
Ar 69
Ca 1.13.27.57
Co 103
Cl 5.28
De 30
DC 85
F I 29. 35. 84. 89. 91. 102
Ga 25. 67
11 47. 48, 51, 109
In.. .. . 4. 93, 124, 126. 128
la ...... .. 45. 78, 82, 88, 96
Ks .. .144, 80. 110
Ky 99. 105. 106, 121
La. . .. 56. 60, 65. 73
Me ..... _....42
Md .52. 116
Ma 19. 22. 26. 34, 55
Mi 17, 61
Mn. 117. 119
Ms . 40. 90
Mo . 46. 63. 122. 123
Mt _ 133
Ne ... 92. 129. 131
Nv.. .49. 72
NH_ 23
NJ .. .8. 14. 70
NM 21
NY 2. 3. 10. 11. 31, 38, 64
NC 75. 95
ND. 62
Oh. 16. 20. 33, 71. 81, 86. 113
Ok. 100. 115
Or ....1..98. 120
Pa ... 9. 36, 41, 43. 53. 66, 132
RI 50
SC. . ..74.76
SD 15
Tn.
Tx. 32.37.54,58,87,97.104.106,111
Ut_ 59
Vt._... 39
Va 94
w a 177. 134. 136. 137
WV . 114, 118
W1 77. 79, 101. 107. 125
Wy __ 130
Source: Department of
Energys unpublished
Form 826 survey Long
Island Lighting redefined
"commercial' in
mid-19615
Reprinted by permission from
ENERGY USER NEWS
August 4, 1986 Issue
COMMERCIAL USERS
LOWEST PRICES
12/85 Kwh 12/85 12/84 Pet.
RaakPetile.State Utility e/kwhe/kwh Chg.
137
100.0 Wa Tacoma Dept PU
1.95c 1.7Nc 10%
136
99.8 Wa Seattle City 1t
3.07c 4.22c -27%
135
99.1 Id Idaho Power Co.
4.23c 4.07c 4%
134
98.7 Wa Wash. Water Power
4.27c 4.30c -1%
133
98 2 Mt Montana Power Co.
4.50c 3.68c 22%
132
97.9 Pa West Penn Power
4.67c 4.69c 0%
131
97.4 Ne Liecdn Elec. Sys
4.88c 4.68c 0%
130
97.3 Wy Pacific Power & L.
4. BBC 4.33c 12%
129
97.2 Ne Omaha Pub. P. Dist
4.87c 4.93c -1%
128
96 a In Indianapolis P&L
4.88c 4.830 1%
127
96.4 Wa Puget Sound P&L
4.89c 4.73c 3%
126
95 3 In Southern Ind. G&E
5.07c S.Olc
0%
125
95.1 Wi Northern States P
5.16c 5.06c
2%
124
95.0 In Indiana P.S Co.
5.170 S.13c
1%
?123
94.3 Mo Union Electric
5.17c
4.40c
18%
122
92.4 Mo Empire District El
5. I8c
5.29c
-2%
121
92.3 Ky Kentucky Utils. Co
5.25c
5.51c
-5%
120
91.9 Or Pacific Power & L
5.27c
5.31c
-1%
119
90 a Mn Northern States P
5.28c
5.28c
0%
It8
90.0 WV Monongahela Power
5.39c
5.21c
3%
?117
89.7 Mn Minnesota P&L
5.45c
5.77c
-6%
116
89.6 Md Potomac Edison
5.45c
5.29c
3%
115
89 3 Ok Public S. of Okla
5.46c
4.92c
11%
114
88 7 WV Appalachian Power
5.55c
5.39c
3%
113
87 8 Oh Ohio Power Co
5.59c
5.76c
-3%
?112
87 0 Ak Chugach Elec. Assn.
5.60c
6.36c
-12%
'111
96 9 Tx Southwestern P S
5.60c
6. l lc
-8%
110
86.5 Ks Kansas Power & L.
5.62c
5.91c
-5%
109
86.0 11 Illinois Power Co.
5.64c
5.87c
-4%
108
85.4 Tx Southwestern Elec
5.66c
5.720
-1%
107
84.9 Wi
Madison Gas & Elec. 5.72c
6.06c
-6%
' 106
84.8 Ky
Kentucky Power 5.76c
5.63c
2%
'105
84.6 Kc
Louisville G&E 5.76c
5.78c
0%
104
84.2 Ti
Texas Utils. Elec. 5.85c 6.OOc -3%
103
80.4 Co
Public Serv . Colo. 5.86c 6.05c -3%
102
78.8 Fl
Orlando Commission 5.87c 6.15c -5%
'101
78 5 Wi
Wisc. Pubs. Serv.
5.88c 6.28c -6%
' 100
78 2 Ok
Oklahoma G&E
5.88c 5.46c 8%
99
77 4 Ky
Union Light
5.95c 5.76c 3%
98
77 3 Or
Portland Gen. Elec
5.99c 6.25c -4%
97
76 3 Tx
West Texas Utilities
6.08c 6.85c -11%
?96
761 Ia
Iowa Pub Serv.
6.09c 7.96c -23%
'95
76.0 NC
Duke Power Co.
6.09c 5.69c 7%
94
73 9 Va
Virginia Power Co.
6.1Ic 6.38c -4%
93
71 4 In
Ind. & Mich. Elec.
6.12c 5.87c 4%
92
701 Ne
Neb. Public P Dist. 6.16c 5.83c 6%
91
70 6 Fl
Florida Power Corp
6.18c 6.26c -1%
90
69 7 Ms
Mississippi Power
6.20c 6.56c -5%
89
69 4 Fl
Tampa Elec. Co.
6.22c 6.27c -1%
88
68.8 Ia
Interstate Power Co
6.24c 6.54c -5%
?87
68.6 Tx
San Antonio Bd
6.32c 6.86c -3%
'86
68 3 Oh
Columbus & Southern 6.32c 6.29c 0%
85
67.6 DC
Potomac Electric
6.35c 6.09c 4%
84
66.0 FI
Gulf Power Co.
6.37c 6.85c -7%
83
65.7 Az
Salt River District
6.40c 5.85c 9%
82
65.0 Ia
Iowa-Ill. G&E
6.42c 6.17c 4%
81
64.8 Oh
Dayton Power & L.
6.42c 6.71c -4%
'80
64.3 Ks
Centel Corp.
6.44c 6.33c 2%
'79
64.2 Wi
Wisconsin P&L
6.44c 5.40c 19%
78
63.9 Ia
Iowa Electric L&P
6.46c 6.45c 0%
17
63.7 Wi
Wisc. Elec. Power
6.47c 6.58c -2%
'76
62.6 SC
Carolina P&L
6.49c 6.51c 0%
?75
62.4 NC
Carolina P&L
6.49c 6.53c -1%
74
61.3 SC
S.C. Electric & G.
6.50c 6.68c -3%
73
60 7 La
New Orleans P S.
6.51c 6.04c 8%
72
60.4 Nv
Nevada Power Co.
6.54c 6.14c 7%
71
60.3 Oh
Cincinnati G&E
6.54c 6.68c -2%
'70
59.7 NJ
Atlantic Electric
6.57c 8.72c -25%
'69
59 2 Ar
Arkansas P&L
6.57c 5.13c 28%
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