Early Electrification of Buffalo: 1925 Residential Electric Bill
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| − | Figure 14.1 The address side of the bill. Note Niagara Mohawk-National Grid predecessor ‘Buffalo General Electric Company’. The address is the Electric Building; the entrance was later changed from 33 Genesee St. to 535 Washington St. | + | Figure 14.1 The address side of the bill. Note Niagara Mohawk-National Grid predecessor ‘Buffalo General Electric Company’. The address is the Electric Building; the entrance was later changed from 33 Genesee St. to 535 Washington St. |
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| − | Figure 14.2 The Billing Side. | + | Figure 14.2 The Billing Side. Net bill was 5 cents. Note there was no minimum amount and no taxes. |
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Revision as of 19:43, 15 December 2008
This is the conclusion of a 14 part article.
You may get a chuckle out of the first electric bill for the author's father (Harry Woodworth 1893-1970) for 2-wire 110-V 25-Hz service in the Riverside section of Buffalo in 1925.
Figure 14.1 The address side of the bill. Note Niagara Mohawk-National Grid predecessor ‘Buffalo General Electric Company’. The address is the Electric Building; the entrance was later changed from 33 Genesee St. to 535 Washington St.
Figure 14.2 The Billing Side. Net bill was 5 cents. Note there was no minimum amount and no taxes.
Note that this bill was calculated and posted by hand. Current bills are printed on several sheets of paper with all calculations by computer, which enables all the detailed charges including taxes.
