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price per kilowatt hour as more electricity is used, said Henderson. While the Commission is “dedicated to making changes,” it is also aware that “meaningful change must be approached slowly...so we don’t ad* minister a cure more deadly than the disease,” he concluded.

Non-Peak Rate*

In answer to a question from the audience, Henderson said that the SCC,was conducting a 12 months experiment with Vepco in which the hours between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. were designated as peak time. Rates for electricity used during the peak 12 hours are higher than rates charged in the low demand period. Consumers involed in the experiment receive two bills each month: one showing the actual amount due and the

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