. Public works . of radiation sup-plying four rooms with outside wall area of 846 squareteet and window area of 201 square feet and cubic con-tents of 7,290 cubic feet, the monthly consumption ofcurrent during the winter months averages 3,000 kilowatthours, with a temperature maintained in the house at08 to /O degrees, and the average consumption for theentire year will be about 13,000 kilowatt hours To suni up the results of all the heating experimentsto date: Electrical heating for homes is perfectly feasible2nd IS the most convenient and cleanest method Butdespite the fact that heaters of 1
. Public works . of radiation sup-plying four rooms with outside wall area of 846 squareteet and window area of 201 square feet and cubic con-tents of 7,290 cubic feet, the monthly consumption ofcurrent during the winter months averages 3,000 kilowatthours, with a temperature maintained in the house at08 to /O degrees, and the average consumption for theentire year will be about 13,000 kilowatt hours To suni up the results of all the heating experimentsto date: Electrical heating for homes is perfectly feasible2nd IS the most convenient and cleanest method Butdespite the fact that heaters of 100 per cent efficiencv areused, the amount of current needed makes the expense atpresent rates several times that for heating with pound of coal contains as much heat as three kilo-watt hours m electricity, and with coal at $6 per ton andcurrent at 2 cents per kilowatt hour, the coal costs 0 3cent as against 6 cents for the current, a ratio of 20to 1 in favor of the coal. This is partially offset bv the. AVENUE AT XIOHT. fact that all of the heat of the current is utilized whilefrom 30 to 80 per cent of the heat of the coal is wastedCompared on a basis of cost, electricity at one-half centper kilowatt hour is from 25 per cent to 40 per centhigher than coil at $6 per ton. Bv developing waterpower in large units and supplying heating durin- off-peak hours, it will probably be possible in the futureto supply current at rates that will make its use forheating within the reach of the average income ArGUST27, 1914 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 257 While electric heating must be regarded as a luxury, the present rates, this is not true of electric cooking.^cures of people in Seattle depend upon electricity alto-Lcther for cooking and uniformly agree that it is themost convenient, safest and cleanest method and no morei^xpensive than any other method. The Lighting De-< irtment is encouraging the use of electric current foriking and has made a rate of 3 cents per kilowatt hour r
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