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Appendix B – Fees

Collection and Re-connection Charges - Delinquent Accounts

The following charges shall be applicable to delinquent accounts, if it becomes necessary to make a trip to consumer’s premises, for the purpose of collecting delinquent accounts.

  • Collection charge per trip (Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) for purpose of collecting or disconnecting or reconnecting a delinquent account: $45
  • To reconnect service disconnected for non-payment outside normal business hours
    (Monday through Friday 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.): $150
  • To reconnect service disconnected for non-payment outside normal business hours
    (Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.): $150
  • To reconnect service disconnected for non-payment outside normal business hours
    (Sunday/Company Observed Holiday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.): $200
  • Collection charge per trip (Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) for purpose of collecting or disconnecting or reconnecting a delinquent account on pole top service: $200
  • To reconnect pole top service disconnected for non-payment outside normal business hours (Monday through Thursday 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.): $350

To ensure members have ample time to get reconnected, we will not disconnect members for non-payment on Fridays or days preceding holidays.

Connect/Reconnect Service - Non-delinquency

When a consumer requests connection or reconnection of electric service outside normal business hours for a non-delinquency-related situation, the following fees shall apply.

Monday through Saturday: $350
Sunday/Company Observed Holiday: $400

Non-Outage trip Fee

The following charges shall apply when BCREMC personnel are required to respond after normal business hours to investigate or otherwise address a service issue that is determined to be on the member's side of the point of delivery and not the result of a BCREMC system outage or equipment failure.
Monday through Saturday: $350
Sunday/Company Observed Holiday: $400

Unpaid Checks

When a check received in payment of a member’s account is returned unpaid for any reason not the fault of the REMC, the member shall be assessed a handling fee of $30 per unpaid check.

Meter Tampering

A $300 tampering fee will be assessed when meter seal is cut or missing. Cutting your meter seal is dangerous and will result in a fine to you. If a meter is stolen or missing, this fee will also be assessed.

Approved June 23, 2026 by the board of directors for effective date July 1, 2026.