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Duke Energy Ohio Inc late fee

Ohio · Investor Owned

Duke Energy Ohio Inc charges 1.5% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1.5% of the past-due balance
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
399,351

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$5,192,550 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$12,808,853 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.41x

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
38,009 for non-payment
Rate
5.48 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
111,943
Reconnections
28,574

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

1.5% of the unpaid balance; waived once per 12 months on request (Duke Energy Ohio PUCO tariff).

Source: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/puco.ohio.gov/empliibrary/files/docketing/tariffs/Electric/Duke%20Energy%20Ohio%20-%20Electric/PUCO19%20Schedules%20of%20Rates,%20Classifications,%20Rules%20andRegulations.pdf

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