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From: parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Help: rapped and robbed monthly (qty penaly, not discount)
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Date: Sat, 26-Jan-85 22:11:41 EST
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>>  "We have the best average climate in the nation. One would think we would
>>   have the lowest rates."
> 
> Since when does buying a small amount of anything mean paying a lower rate
> than someone who buys a large amount. Ever hear of quanity discounts?

The summer months are bad months for Commonwealth Edison electricity
customers in northern Illinois. The more electricity you buy, the more
expensive it is per KwH. Energy conservation is cited as the justification
for this rate structure.
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