Sevier County Electric System late fee
Tennessee · Municipal
Sevier County Electric System charges 5% for a residential electric bill paid late.
- Percentage fee
- 5% of the past-due balance
- Can disconnect
- Yes, for non-payment
- Percentile
- Higher than 51% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
- Residential customers
- 35,626
Disconnections in 2024
- Disconnections
- 2,837 for non-payment
- Rate
- 7.89 per 100 residential customers
- Final notices
- 57,450
- Reconnections
- 1,996
Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.
Gross rates apply after due date; net vs gross 5% penalty
Source: https://sces.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SCES_Rules_and_Regulations_2019.pdf