Understanding Your Bill

#	Term	Definition
1	Account Number	the 14-digit number assigned to you the customer (6-digit) and your premise (8-digit)
2	After Due Date Pay	the amount that will be owed, including 5% interest, if you do not pay by the due date
3	Amount Due	the amount owed if you pay by the due date
4	Balance Forward	the balance from prior billing periods that is added to the current charges
5	Basic Charge	mandatory operational and maintenance fees
6	Billing	previous billing period balance
7	Billed Consumption	your electrical usage multiplied by the electrical rate and the multiplier
8	Billing Date	when the bill was produced
9	Billing Type	the type meter read; RE is an actual read from the meter, ES is an estimated read
10	Connection	the charges incurred for setting up a new account
11	Credits/Adjustments	payments or charges on the account that impact the balance
12	Current Charges	amount due from the current billing period
13	Current Charges Due	the date by which the total amount due must be paid
14	Current Read	the amount of electricity read from your meter on the read date
15	Current Read Date	the date your meter was read
16	Days	number of days between the previous and current read date
17	Deposit Returned	when the account is closed the deposit paid is returned to the customer
18	Due Date	the date by which the total amount due must be paid
19	Loans Interest	the interest paid on your bike or energy retrofit loan
20	Loans Principal	loan payment less interest
21	Loans Payment	the payment amount of interest plus principal
22	Meter	your meter number is a unique identifier associated with the electric meter at your home
23	Multiplier	is used for meters measuring electric services greater than 200amps when the consumption is too large to be registered by the meter. It is typically used for large residential or commercial accounts
24	NSF	$25 service fee for insufficient funds to pay the total amount due (non-sufficient funds)
25	NSF Charge	returned payment charged back to the account for insufficient funds
26	Payment	type of payment made; ‘other’ is in-person, ‘preauthorized’ is an automatic bank withdrawal, ‘remcon’ is an online payment, and ‘paymentus’ is an online payment through the Hydro Portal.
27	Penalty Charge	5% interest charged if payment is received after the due date
28	Previous Balance	the balance owing on the previous electrical bill
29	Previous Read	the amount of electric consumption measured the last time your meter was read
30	Previous Read Date	the date the electric meter was previously read by the meter reader
31	Rate Code	the code of the approved and current annual electricity rate
32	Reconnect Fee	the fees charged for disconnecting your meter for non-payment
33	Service Address	the address where the electric meter is located
34	Solar Credit	the annual credit applied to those customers who have subscribed
35	Usage	the amount of electrical energy used between previous and current read
36	Units	the unit of measure of electricity (kWh, kVA, etc.)
37	Upper Portion	detach this portion of your bill and return it with your payment
38	Message	this area of the bill is for account messages
39	Chart	the chart shows your electric usage history of the last year

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