City of New Bern - (NC) late fee
North Carolina · Municipal
City of New Bern - (NC) charges 5% for a residential electric bill paid late.
- Percentage fee
- 5% of the past-due balance
- Grace period
- 10 days
- Can disconnect
- Yes, for non-payment
- Percentile
- Higher than 51% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
- Residential customers
- 21,226
Disconnections in 2024
- Disconnections
- 2,721 for non-payment
- Rate
- 12.93 per 100 residential customers
- Final notices
- 8,192
- Reconnections
- 2,402
Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.
5% penalty after due date; +$40 delinquent fee at 10 days (City of New Bern municipal NC)
Source: https://www.newbernnc.gov/departments/utilities/electric/faqs.php