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Empire District Electric Co late fee

Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma · Investor Owned

Empire District Electric Co charges 0.25% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
0.25% of the past-due balance
Grace period
21 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 2% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
159,663

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$492,605 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$4,130,549 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.12x

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
551 for non-payment
Rate
0.35 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
341,333
Reconnections
269

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

0.25% on unpaid; due 21 days after bill (Empire District / Liberty MO)

Source: https://efis.psc.mo.gov/Document/Display/283464

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