REVENUE HIGHER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 47, 30 June 1947, Page 2

REVENUE HIGHER

BAY POWER BOARD TURNOVER UP BY £10,389 The gross sale of electricity by the Bay of Plenty Power Board for the year ended on March 31, 1947, amounting to £69,583 2s lid represents an increase of £5298 19s lOd, equalling 8.2 per cent, over the previous year, with an increase of 2.8 per cent, in units sold. The average revenue per unit sold is .802 as compared with .762 the previous year, The cost of power purchased totalled £26,733 18s 9d an increase of £2408, equalling 9.9 per cent, again representing approximately half the increase in nett revenue from the sale of electricity and half the increase in working costs. These figures were given in the report presented by the engineermanager, Mr J. D. Dicker, at the annual meeting of the Board. Trading Department

The turnover in the trading department has increased by £4678, totalling £24,431. The total cost of service lines erected during the year amounts to £2713 15s 5d of which £2459 12s 2d has been charged to consumers. The total turnover in all departments amounts to £98,121 15s 9d an increase over the previous year of £10,389 8s 9d. Construction The total capital expenditure for the year amounts to £12,103 9s of which £7086 is for the major extensions authorised last year. The balance approximates the estimated figure required for the usual normal short extensions, meters and time switches and increased transformer capacity. The route miles constructed during the year and covered by the above expenditure are as follows: 11.521 route miles 11,000 volt lines. .815 route miles 400 volt lines.’

.908 route miles 400 volt lines on 11,000 volt lines. 146 consumers’ service lines totalling 539.97 route chains of line. Eleven consumers’ service lines dismantled, 28 altered, and 53 changed from single to three phase. Ten new transformer structures erected and four dismantled, and a number changed in capacity making a total increase in transformer capacity of 145 k.v.a. In Fair Working Order

Although little major overhaul work has been carried out on the board’s reticulation the system is still in fair working condition; but such work is essential as soon as circumstances permit. Coupled with this item is the necessity of increasing the capacity of certain lines which are becoming loaded beyond their designed capacity, and in some cases probably duplicating existing feeders. Seventy-seven consumers’ service lines were overhauled and repaired. Servicing Consumers’ InstallHions

The annual cost to the board for this service to consumers .amounts to £3680 for the year, representing an increase of £lsl as compared with the previous year. Five Years of Servicing Following is a comparison schedule of servicing costs and number of faults for the past five years:— Number of faults charged to board: 1947, x 2044; 1946, 1803; 1945, 2055; 1944, 2311; 1943, 2209. Number faults charged to consumers: 3272, 3738, 3428, 3370, 3174. Total: 5316, 5541, 5483, 5681, 5383. Cost to consumers: £1291, £1413, £1423, £1359, £IOB9. Cost to Board: £3680, £3529, £3005, £2790, £3140.

Cost to Range Servicing: £I4BO, £1565, £ll7O, £llO7, £951. xlncludes the total number of range faults for the year, equalling 1079 at a cost to the board of £I4BO,

equalling £1 7s 5d per range fault, or £1 5s lOd per installed range. The figures for the previous year were £1 Bs-4d per range fault, and £1 9s 7d per installed range. The service to consumers on the nominal service . charge basis cost the board £656 and the nominal fees charged totalled £228. The figures for 1946 being £646 and £229 respectively.