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City of Palo Alto - (CA) late fee

California · Municipal

City of Palo Alto - (CA) charges 2% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
2% of the past-due balance
Grace period
25 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 41% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
26,249

Disconnections in 2024

Disconnections
105 for non-payment
Rate
0.36 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
3,805
Reconnections
73

Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.

2% of unpaid balance after 25 days (City of Palo Alto Utilities municipal CA; Rule 11)

Source: https://www.paloalto.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/utilities/utilities-rules-and-regulations/rule-11-effective-2018-04-02.pdf

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