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Wisconsin Public Service Corp late fee

Wisconsin · Investor Owned

Wisconsin Public Service Corp 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
411,775

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$2,175,711 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$5,323,463 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.41x

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
14,007 for non-payment
Rate
3.38 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
59,901
Reconnections
13,805

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

1% of unpaid balance (WPS; WI reg max 1%/mo)

Source: https://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/payment-bill/billing-terms

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