Rutherford Elec Member Corp late fee
North Carolina · Cooperative
Rutherford Elec Member Corp charges 1.5%, min $6 for a residential electric bill paid late.
- Percentage fee
- 1.5% of the past-due balance
- Minimum charge
- $6
- Grace period
- 15 days
- Can disconnect
- Yes, for non-payment
- Percentile
- Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
- Residential customers
- 70,743
Disconnections in 2024
- Disconnections
- 5,017 for non-payment
- Rate
- 7.64 per 100 residential customers
- Final notices
- 15,841
- Reconnections
- 4,115
Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.
1.5% of past due or $6, whichever greater; past due day 15.
Source: https://rutherfordemc.s3.amazonaws.com/files/1/2024/2024ServiceRulesandRegs.pdf