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Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co late fee

Arkansas, Oklahoma · Investor Owned

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co charges 1.5% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1.5% of the past-due balance
Grace period
20 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
768,341

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$6,415,635 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$4,148,316 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
1.55x

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
183,428 for non-payment
Rate
23.83 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
1,423,609
Reconnections
164,879

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

1.5% of unpaid balance; due 20 days after issue (OG&E)

Source: https://www.oge.com/documents/d/portal/oklahoma-customer-guide

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