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Duke Energy Indiana, LLC late fee

Indiana · Investor Owned

Duke Energy Indiana, LLC charges 3% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
3% of the past-due balance
Grace period
17 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 46% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
796,265

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$5,983,169 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$6,623,573 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.9x

Source: US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, accounts 450 and 904 (18 CFR Part 101), retrieved via the Public Utility Data Liberation project. Municipal utilities and most cooperatives do not file Form 1, so no ratio is available for them.

Disconnections in 2024

Disconnections
36,644 for non-payment
Rate
4.67 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
318,065
Reconnections
26,671

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

3% of the net bill if not paid within 17 days of mailing (Duke Energy Indiana retail tariff; Indiana 170 IAC 4-1-13 caps at 10% of first $3 + 3% of excess).

Source: https://iurc.portal.in.gov/_entity/sharepointdocumentlocation/977c9f8e-2fd0-ea11-a812-001dd8018921/bb9c6bba-fd52-45ad-8e64-a444aef13c39?file=45253-DEI-Filing+of+Final+Version+of+Retail+Electric+Tariff+072720.pdf

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