City of Gastonia - (NC) late fee
North Carolina · Municipal
City of Gastonia - (NC) charges 1.5%, min $5 for a residential electric bill paid late.
- Percentage fee
- 1.5% of the past-due balance
- Minimum charge
- $5
- Can disconnect
- Yes, for non-payment
- Percentile
- Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
- Residential customers
- 27,008
Disconnections in 2024
- Disconnections
- 9,598 for non-payment
- Rate
- 35.54 per 100 residential customers
- Final notices
- 144,990
- Reconnections
- 9,420
Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.
$5 or 1.5% of past due whichever greater; +$25 admin fee (City of Gastonia municipal NC)
Source: https://www.gastonianc.gov/payment-options-terms/utility-account-payment-terms1