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Public Service Co of Colorado late fee

Colorado · Investor Owned

Public Service Co of Colorado charges 1% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1% of the past-due balance
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 3% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
1,365,053

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$9,229,416 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$21,592,939 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.43x

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
41,786 for non-payment
Rate
3.06 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
462,868
Reconnections
24,270

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

1%/month; waived once per 12 months on request; not applied if balance <= $50

Source: https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/customersupport/s/article/What-are-your-late-fee-charges

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