MODERN GASWORKS PRACTICE
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“A” 50 millions. “B ” lö millions.
Actual Cost. Present Cost. Actual Cost. ! Present Cost.
Works connections (small for “ A,” extensive £ £ £ £
for “ B ”) 220 800 170 Ö50
Weighbridge 65 200 — —
Engineering and contingencies .... • 15,200 1,000 42,860 2,000 5,520 130 16,040 300
Total works costs £16,200 4-4,860 5,650 16,340
Mains: “A,” 18 miles; “ B,” 10 miles . 9,800 39,000 5,200 20,000
Services, ordinary and slot 2,450 3,000 830 1,000*
Meters, ordinary, including fixing 1,750 4,000 610 1,400
Stoves and fires, ordinary consumers (and fixing) 1,450 4,300 400 1,200
Prepayment installations, complete, including 3 points, 3-11. or 5-1t. meter, and cooker or griller 6,750 18,000 2,380 6,000*
Engineering and contingencies .... 22,200 600 68,300 1,200 9,420 90 29,600 250
Total distribution costs £22,800 69,500 9,510 29,850
Works 16,200 44,860 5,650 16,340
District 22,800 69,500 9,510 29,850
Parliamentary and promotion costs . 2,000 4,040 610 1,210
Total capital outlay ...... £41,000 118,400 15,770 47,400
Capital cost per million sold : Works 324 897 360 1,047
District . 456 1,390 606 1,914
Parliamentary 40 81 39 78
Total £820 2,368 1,005 3,039
Capital Charges on 6 per cent. Basis. Pence per 1,000 cubic feet 11-81 34-10 14-47 44-76
Capital Charges on 6 per cent. Basis. Pence per therm 2-36 6-82 2-89 8-95
(Based on the sale of Gas at 500 B.Th.U.’s.)
* Part cost of services or “ carcassing.”