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Monongahela Power Co late fee

West Virginia · Investor Owned

Monongahela Power Co charges 2% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
2% of the past-due balance
Grace period
20 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 41% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
334,588

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$3,555,997 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$4,569,415 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.78x

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
12,205 for non-payment
Rate
3.65 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
195,583
Reconnections
9,015

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

2% of net bill if not paid within 20 days (Monongahela Power / Mon Power, FirstEnergy WV; WV PSC tariff)

Source: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/customer/Customer%20Choice/Files/west-virginia/tariffs/WVMPRetailTariff.pdf

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