Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities (Classic Reprint)

Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities (Classic Reprint)

Author: Samuel S. Wyer

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781334825958

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Excerpt from Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities The book is limited to the discussion of basic principles. There fore, no reference is made to the kaleidoscopic and ephemeral regu lation enactments of the different States and Municipalities. Neither can blanket rules be given that may be blindly applied - without expert legal or engineering knowledge of the local conditions - as a test for the cost of Utility service or regulation standards in any given case.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Public Utilities Their Cost New and Depreciation (Classic Reprint)

Public Utilities Their Cost New and Depreciation (Classic Reprint)

Author: Hammond Vinton Hayes

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-18

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781528185769

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Excerpt from Public Utilities Their Cost New and Depreciation The valuation of public utility undertakings is a mixed question of fact, judgment and law. A comprehensive treatment of this subject requires the combined knowledge of the engineer, the economist and the lawyer. The fol lowing pages, written by an engineer, cannot be offered as an authoritative discussion of the legal questions involved. On the other hand the engineer, who is called upon to prepare and present most of the figures required by courts and commissions as evidence of the value of the property of such undertakings, must have a sufficient knowledge of the legal questions that are at issue to enable him to obtain properly and intelligently the figures needed by the tribunals whose duty it is to assign the fair present value. This must be offered in explanation of the many quotations from decisions of courts and commissions which have been incorporated in the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Public Utilities Their Fair Present Value and Return (Classic Reprint)

Public Utilities Their Fair Present Value and Return (Classic Reprint)

Author: Hammond V. Hayes

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781330457887

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Excerpt from Public Utilities Their Fair Present Value and Return The present volume is intended to supplement a previous study, made by the writer, of the methods to be pursued in the valuation of the property of public utilities, by entering into a discussion of the line of reasoning which must be followed by those whose duty it is to ascertain the fair present value of a property after an appraisal has been made and all necessary information has been obtained. Likewise the subjects of going value and depreciation have been considered at some length with the hope of removing some of the present misunderstanding that exists relative to these two subjects. It is realized that the sequence of the subjects treated in the several chapters of the present work is not as logical as it might be as, under ordinary circumstances, it would have been better to have explained the full meanings of replacement cost, actual original cost, going value, and depreciation before taking up the discussion of the subjects of fair present value and fair rate of return. It was felt, however, that much of the present controversy on the latter subjects arises from attempts of partisans on the part of the public or on the part of the utilities to advocate the methods of valuation which will produce a value conforming with their personal interests. It is hoped that, by first clearly defining the significance of fair present value, many of the objections frequently raised to certain features of valuation herein advocated may be removed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities

Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities

Author: Samuel S Wyer

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781230737997

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...1. "The most important step is to maintain the rails perfectly bonded, so that the tracks form continuous electrical conductors/' (140) 2. 'Limit the radius from the power station to which the station supplies electric power, so that the currents do not have to be returned from excessive lengths of rails to any one power station. This is usually accomplished in practice by supplying power to electric railways from distributed sub-stations." (140) 3. "Remove current from rails wherever there is concentration of current, by means of insulated return feeders." (140) 4. "The return feeders should be proportioned for constant drop, so that the rails at all points where return feeders are connected are maintained at substantially the same potential under average load conditions." (140) 5. "The rails immediately in front of the power station must not be connected directly to the negative bus-bar, unless a resistance corresponding to the average resistance of the return feeders is connected in the circuit." (140, . 6. "The rails must not be bonded to any other underground structures." (91) 7. "The.return conductors should have a cross-section at least equal to that of the outgoing conductors." (91) 8. "Each return conductor must be provided with either an adjustable resistance or a negative booster, so that the product of current and resistance may be made the same for all conductors." (91) 9. "By connecting a voltmeter, it must always be possible to determine the potential of all the points where return conductors are connected to the rails, and points of relatively highest potentials in the rail network." (91) 431 Importance of Proper Copper Distribution in...


Depreciation of Public Utility Properties

Depreciation of Public Utility Properties

Author: Henry Earle Riggs

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-28

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781330457795

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Excerpt from Depreciation of Public Utility Properties: And Its Relation to Fair Value and Changes in the Level of Prices The regulation of public utilities in the United States is a development of recent years and is still in the period of formation and establishment of rules of practice. The great war, with its unsettling of business conditions, and the violent price fluctuations which accompanied and followed the actual war period have introduced new complications into some of the problems which were being dealt with by Regulating Commissions and Courts just at a time when it appeared that definite conclusions were being reached. Valuation and Depreciation, and the accounting methods which deal with these subjects, have been greatly complicated by the price fluctuations of the period 1914 to 1921. New questions have been raised, new arguments have been introduced and it would appear that some conclusions are in danger of being reached which may have a far reaching effect upon utility properties through the weakening of the stability of valuations already established, and the ultimate wiping out of a large part of the actual investments necessarily made in extensions of property during the period of high prices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities - Primary Source Edition

Regulation, Valuation and Depreciation of Public Utilities - Primary Source Edition

Author: Samuel S. Wyer

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781289742638

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.