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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1976)
Page 8 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1976 1/5 carat diamond mounted in your ring. 1/8 carat diamond mounted in your ring $110. $60. I AGGIE RING DIAMOND SPECIAL Two-Day Service Special good through July Sx >Carl Bussells \/Diamond Room 3732 E. 29th Town & Country Center 846-4708 Utility commission sets new rate rules The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), in three days of public hearings, adopted rules governing rates and services of utilities under its jurisdiction. The adoption of the rules marked the end of a thirty-day waiting period during which time public comment was actively solic ited. Representatives of various utility companies, plus such groups as the League of Women Voters, the Texas Municipal League, and the Texas Consumer Association were present and participated in the meeting. The rules, which apply to all tele phone companies in the state and all rural electric, water and sewerage Big Results! CLASSIFIED ADS! W.S' PRECISION HAIR CUTTING FOR MEN AND WOMEN. 707 TEXAS 846-6933 ACROSS FROM A&M utilities, concerned three main areas: rate setting, service standards, and reporting require ments. In setting rates, utilities will be allowed to charge advertising, con tribution and donation expenditures in the rate base as long as those ex penditures do not exceed three- tenths of one per cent (.3 per cent) of the gross receipts of the utility for services rendered to the public. The commission encouraged fully-recoverable expenditures of such funds used for promoting con servation of energy or measures that can allow a consumer to save in his total bill. Other recoverable expen ditures encouraged were those seek ing to improve utility peak load usage and support of utility trade as sociations that directly contribute toward professional standing of their memberships. Contributions to charitable causes and such organizations as Chambers of Commerce will be allowed as a cost of service so long as the total sum of all such expenditures does not exceed the .3 per cent formula. The utilities were excluded from charging customers for hinds spent for political or lobbying activities, membership in social, recreational, or religious organizations or clubs, or promotion of increased energy con sumption. Utilities, if they choose, however, may spend investor dollars for these purposes. Although the Texas Railroad Commission has jurisdiction over ©OCtEMTEMM ©OmMT natural gas in Texas, the PUC is em powered to examine all electic utilities’ contracts for fuel supplies when the utility comes before the commission for a hearing. If any im propriety is found, the fuel supply contract may be disallowed. The total cost of fuel will be shown sepa rately on all customer’s bills and will no longer be included in the base charge. This will have the effect of insur ing that all customers — large and small alike — will pay the same rate for fuel which the electric utility uses for generation. Fuel consumption will thus be paid for on a per- kilowatt-hour basis. Utilities may continue to charge customers ac cording to the actual cost of serving each class of customer, however. The service standards set forth by the PUC deal with many areas of company-customer relations. Utilities are required to advise cus tomers of rate changes, deferred payment plans for outstanding bills, and the most economical service available for the individual cus tomer. Deferred payment plans may include a 5 per cent penalty for late payment, but may not include a fi nance charge. Applicants for new service who can demonstrate a satisfactory credit rating by supplying generally ac cepted credit references and those persons aged 65 and older who do not have an outstanding balance for the same utility service will not be required to furnish a deposit. If a deposit for utility service is re quired, the company will refund such deposit automatically and will pay an interest charge of at least 6 ■ per cent unless the deposit is« funded within 30 days after receipt Utility bills will be printed insuj a manner that a customer can re: understand and compute his bill. Residential customers will be charged a late-payment penilli and the terms “net” bill and“| bill, which will no longer app residential bills, will not commercial or industrial bills unb jJAthl the utility is in fact grantingafc (e ijipjif count for prompt payment A copy of the applicable m ^ hir schedule will be mailed to them Alta tomer by the utility upon his quest. The first rule to he adopted the commission states in part: “These rules shall be givenafeirm pdPat’ impartial construction to these objectives and shall beappl* uniformly, regardless of race, creed, sex, or marital status.” sch lev., an Bellar id had 3 years :nce to The or The reporting section of the rnltj while lessening the burdeno utilities to supply data to the PUG a monthly basis, requires thattL companies supply the commissin with information on quarterly# table annual bases regarding their b wage costs and other expenses, suchasi :as vertising, contributions, empl expense accounts, and political hying expenditures. The adopted Substantive Hi are being published by theP| Per-copy cost is $2.95. You may tain a copy by sending a checkQ i« et l' s money order payable to the Site )® non Treasurer and addressed to:.lc peAj counting Division, Public Util dplayc Commission, 7800 Shoal Cree |tyea Blvd., Austin, Texas 78757. ■y i-u:* : k DRUGS & FOODS UNIVERSITY DRIVE AT COLLEGE AVENUE ©AIMjADKI Monday-Saturday 8 am to 12 pm Sunday 9 am to 10 pm Prices Good Wed.-Sat., June 30-July 3, 1976 QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED CANNED POP SHASTA REGULAR OR DIET 12 OZ. TINS EACH (Zoml CluxjiuftejfiM' 1315 S. COLLEGE BRYAN 779-5116 under the original manager-owner —Vera Manriquez & Family— Wile of the late Tony Manriquez Aggie Special — Regular - 1.75 for 1.45 3 enchiladas, Spanish rice, tned beans, taco, chili con queso. tostaditas. hot sauce, tea or cofee EVERYDAY NOON SPECIALS FIESTA DINNER: 2 enchiladas, rice, beans, taco, tostada with guacamole salad, tostaditas $*|39 and hot sauce. The Bacardi Driver. Zippier than a screwdriver. Easy as 1,2,3- ^ Pour 1 Vi oz. 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