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Entergy Texas Inc. late fee

Texas · Investor Owned

Entergy Texas Inc. charges 5% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
5% of the past-due balance
Grace period
16 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 51% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
457,369

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$2,933,797 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$11,446,559 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.26x

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
53,334 for non-payment
Rate
11.66 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
879,474
Reconnections
48,918

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

5% one-time penalty on the delinquent balance if not paid within 16 days; not re-applied to already-penalized balances (Entergy Texas PUCT tariff).

Source: https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/53719_3_1219395.PDF

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