The Cooperative will read meters on a cycle basis throughout the month. Bills are
due and payable 15 days from the billing date. Any upaid balances are considered delinquent and are subject to a late charge and disconnection. Seasonal homes are treated as residential accounts.
The Horsepower Charge for irrigation accounts will be billed at the start of the season in the spring. Meters will be read monthly April through October and bills rendered monthly.
If for any reason you do not receive a bill, please call us; you are still responsible for electricity consumed. Bills are deemed delivered when delivered to the U.S. Post Office with postage. It is your responsibility to keep us informed of your current mailing address and phone number.Disconnected accounts will not be reconnected until all charges up to the day of disconnection are paid in full. A reconnect fee of
$100.00 and possibly a deposit will be collected prior to reconnect.
The after hours reconnection fee is $150.00. After hours are considered 3:00 pm to 8:00 am.Each time Cooperative personnel are required to make a personal visit to the premises for the purpose of collection on a delinquent account(s), the consumer will be charged $35.00.
Estimated BillsIf, for whatever reason, a meter reading can not be obtained, the Cooperative will estimate the reading for the billing period. The estimate will be based on the average of the previous 2 months and corresponding period from the previous year.
How to Understand ChargesYour current charges are figured as follows:
Current Usage = Difference of Previous Reading subtracted from Current Reading
| Current Reading |
1-7-08 |
9773 |
| Previous Reading |
12-7-07 |
8002 |
| Current Usage |
|
1771 |
Take Current Usage and multiply by our Montana residential rate (currently .0595) to find your Total Energy Charges.
| Current Usage |
Rate |
Total Energy Charges |
| 1771 x |
.0595 = |
$105.37 |
| Energy Charge |
43.03 |
| Transmission Charge |
16.12 |
| USBP |
5.84 |
| Local Delivery |
28.34 |
| Local Services |
12.04 |
|
105.37 |
This is the same total as above-only the charges have been broken out as line items.
*You can find the definitions of the above terms on the back side of your statement.
Base Charge is a fee that offsets fixed service and maintenance costs and is charged monthly to every active meter in the field. It is a set amount (currently 22.97) and does not fluctuate with usage as all of the other charges do.
Add the base charge and any other fixed charges (such as a security light) or miscellaneous charges (fees) to your Total Energy Charges and you will get your total amount due for the month.
| Total Energy Charges |
Base |
Total Amount Due |
| 105.37 + |
22.97 = |
$128.34 |