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Montana-Dakota Utilities Co late fee

Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming · Investor Owned

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co charges 1% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1% of the past-due balance
Grace period
22 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 3% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
120,043

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$544,911 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$1,486,394 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.37x

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
2,803 for non-payment
Rate
2.34 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
2,908
Reconnections
481

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

1% per month unpaid balance; 22-day grace; own tariff

Source: https://www.montana-dakota.com/customer-service/understanding-your-bill/

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