Overview
The traditional billing rate is available to all classes of single phase service requiring 50 KVA or less. It is billed on a monthly cycle. All electric bills are payable on the 1st of each month. Pay the amount due no later than the 10th to avoid a late fee. If payment is not received by the 20th, service will be subject to disconnection.
A $50 reconnect fee will be charged for any reconnection between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. A $100 reconnect fee will be charged for any reconnection made anytime other than between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. All amounts due must be paid before the meter will be reconnected. *There will be NO reconnections after 8:00 pm. Failure to receive the monthly statement does not relieve responsibility of timely payment.
Traditional Rate
Deposit for service
Each member who opens an account with the cooperative is required to pay a $25 membership fee. A security deposit may be required for the traditional rate based on the member's utility credit rating as follows:
| Zero credit risk | $0 |
| Low credit risk | $200 |
| Intermediate credit risk | $400 |
| High credit risk | $500 |
Service availability charge
$42/month
All locations share the cost of providing the basic service to a meter. Service availability includes the cost incurred to keep the office open and accessible to the membership, as well as a portion of line maintenance, outage restoration, tree trimming, taxes, insurance, depreciation, etc. It does not include energy.
Residential Rate Schedule
| Service availability | $42/month |
| kW Demand | $6/kW |
| All kWh | $0.1138/kWh |
Prepaid Rate
Each member who opens an account with the cooperative is required to pay a $25 membership fee. Members who enroll in prepaid billing are not subject to a security deposit. Instead, they pay an amount up front, their usage is billed to their credit balance daily and the cooperative sends a text or e-mail message to let them know when they're almost "out" of electricity.
Accounts that are disconnected will be required to pay a minimum of $40 plus any unpaid balance that was due at the time of disconnection before service is reconnected.
Prepaid Rate Schedule
| Service availability | $1.70/day |
| kW Demand | $6/kW |
| All kWh | $0.1158/kWh |
Optional Services
LED Security Light Rental
$11.50/month
Members can rent dusk-to-dawn led security lights for a monthly charge or on a yearly prepayment basis. Howard Electric owns, operates and maintains rented security lights.