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Tucson Electric Power Co late fee

Arizona · Investor Owned

Tucson Electric Power Co charges 1.5% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1.5% of the past-due balance
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
412,747

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$1,521,750 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$5,789,989 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.26x

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
12,914 for non-payment
Rate
3.15 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
48,125
Reconnections
11,844

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

1.5% max of delinquent bill, monthly (TEP rules)

Source: https://docs.tep.com/wp-content/uploads/911-Billing-and-Collection.pdf

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