{"id":5478,"date":"2018-11-07T11:51:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:31:04","slug":"dont-forget-to-pay-the-electricity-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/11\/07\/dont-forget-to-pay-the-electricity-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill.<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is what happens when you pay late, so don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill.<\/p>\n

Postpaid Electricity Services<\/strong> \u2013 The one with a contract, month-to-month electricity payments.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Please note the timeline.<\/p>\n

\"Don\u2019t

You’ll be chained<\/p><\/div>\n

When an electricity company does not receive the customer\u2019s payment on time, automatically, the system generates a new bill with the old charges plus late fees and the new energy usage charges<\/strong>. This is about 31 days of energy service<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It takes about 10 days<\/strong> for the customer to receive the new bill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The new bill has a new due date<\/strong>, which will be about 10 more days. So, so far, we have more than 20 days after we were supposed to pay the original bill.<\/p>\n

Then, if a payment is not received, a disconnection notice is sent<\/strong>, now, this one usually has a 5-day due date<\/strong>. If the payment is not received, Electricity is cut and set on \u201cstandby\u201d mode.<\/p>\n

No power is not the worst that can happen.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nevertheless, getting disconnected is not the worst part of all. Don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill<\/p>\n

Depending on the amount of money owned by the electricity company, the energy company can make things worse, setting a SWITCH HOLD<\/strong>. Yes, a switch hold. This means that, no matter what, the customer can\u2019t switch electricity providers<\/strong> until that debt is settled.\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill.<\/p>\n

In resume, and focusing on the timeline, we can determine this:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

30 days of service ($120 approx), plus 20 days of service waiting for a customer\u2019s payment ($80 approx) late fee ($15 approx), plus 5 days for the disconnection notice to apply. We have a grand total of almost 55 days of service and a due amount of $230. Don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill<\/p>\n

From an electricity company perspective<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although, that is only for the energy charge. We are not looking at all the operating costs incurred for a single customer.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m just a salesperson, I still see or try to see both sides of the coin, from the customer’s point of view and as the energy companies manage the situations.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be fair to everyone and do our best for no one to lose. Thus, don\u2019t forget to pay the electricity bill.<\/p>\n

Prepaid Electricity Services<\/span><\/h4>\n

In contrast, prepaid electricity is a little simpler, yes they have a late fee but is minimal.<\/p>\n

Let us help you to understand all this, thus you can follow our Power Blog<\/a> for more ideas on how to save energy.<\/p>\n

Government assistance granted? Send the paper approval for more energy discounts. If not, apply here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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