Electrical Distribution in the Cities
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS Some interesting figures relative to the results obtained by the city electrical supply authorities were contained in
* ‘Yon will note/' Mr Muir added, “that the figure ‘Unites sold per consumer 7 was 2090, as against 1410 for Wellington, the revenue per unit sold averaged only 1.155 pence, as against 1.370 for Wellington, approximately 17 per cent, cheaper; the working costs per unit sold were .563 pence as against .774 for Wellington, approximately 27 per cent, lower. “The figures for Dunedin for working cost per unit sold are lower than those of the other cities, because they
a table, extracted from the annual Public Works Statement, which tho city electrical engineer (Mr J. W. Muir) presented to Monday night’s meeting of the Palmerston North City Council. “You will note, 77 stated Mr Muir, “that tho comparison, considering the fact that our supply area is much smaller than that of most of the cities, quite satisfactory, 7 ’ The table was as follows: —
do not purchase power, the item power purchased being included in the working cost. Dunedin owns its hydroelectric plant and the main cost of this plant, as in all hydro plants, is interest, included in capital charges column. Palmerston North’s total cost per unit sold, of .769 pence, is beaten only by Dunedin’s .675 pence and Christchurch’s .759 pence. Auckland’s .970 pence total cost per unit sold, is 20 per cent, higher; Wellington’s .992 pence is 29 per cent, higher and Invercargill’s 1.602 pence is 108 per cent, higher.’ 7
Annual Load Factor Units sold per head Palmerston WellingNorth. .ton. .. 56.4 39.10 567 505 ■ Christchurch. 45.85 603 Dunedin Invercargill. 47.00 36.10 610 238 Auckland. 53.40 662 Units per retail 1410 1895 1S56 7S5 2405 Units sold per £ of 77 85 88 63 91 Working Expenses per . 4S.5 60 64.6 29.15 51 52.5 Profit for Year .. .. . . £20,597 £78,040 £43,121 £51,535 £17,306 £39,401 Revenue per unit 1.370 .957 .965 2.522 1.056 Working Costs per ,. .563 .774 .505 .253 1.219 .532 Capital Charges .206 .218 .164 .432 .383 .438 Total Cost per unit sold .769 .992 .759 .675 1.602 .970
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 7
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355Electrical Distribution in the Cities Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 7
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