Fees

Membership Fee

A $10 membership fee for service connection is required for all consumers choosing to join North Central Electric Cooperative. The $10 membership fee is refunded when the member moves off the North Central system.

Deposits

Consumers must pay a $155 deposit* to receive electric service from the cooperative. A $205 deposit* is required for consumers considered “all electric.”

* The deposit will be held by the cooperative for a period of two (2) years. After the two-year period, the entire deposit, plus 3 percent annual interest, will be refunded to the consumer, provided the consumer has maintained a good credit rating with the cooperative. A good credit rating shall mean that the member has not been delinquent in paying his/her bill more than once in the most recent 12-month period.

Meter Fees & Charges

A $38 Trip Charge will be assessed to the consumer for the following:

• Collection and/or disconnection trip.
• Customer requested meter reading.
• Delinquent service reconnect during regular business hours
• Reconnect or disconnection of service for a consumer with multiple accounts at one location. ($38 trip charge plus $12 for each additional meter)
• Delivery of returned mail - only when it is the third time.
• The meter reading charge may be waived if the member agrees to have automatic meter reading equipment installed at the time of the meter reading.

• Calls received between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. (normal weekdays)
• Calls received between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (weekends and holidays)

Meter Test (at consumer’s request)

• The consumer is required to pay $38 to pay the test fee before the test is done.
• If the meter is in error more than two percent then the Meter Test fee will be returned.
• The meter test fee will be waived if the meter had not been tested within the previous 10 years.

• Service fee, $18 plus bank charge.
• Trip charge, $38.

• Estimated electric use plus damages and administrative costs.
• Minimum charge, $350.

• No charge for pole and materials on existing pole.
• No charge for security light installed on an existing cooperative pole.
• Deliver and set for each additional pole required, $100.
• If an additional pole is required, its location must be in a serviceable area. (i.e. within 20 feet of a drive)
• No light will be installed on a consumer’s pole for liability and safety reasons.
• The installation of security light equipment other than the 150-watt metal halide style security light normally provided by the cooperative is subject to possible added installation charges to accommodate the difference in equipment and material cost.
• Rental charge, $11.Additional rental charge information.
• Security Light Application

• Cost, $125 minimum.
• Materials used, charged at cost, plus 30 percent.
• Consumers will be informed during the initial call that if the problem is located on the consumer’s side, then they may receive a bill for the outage crew’s time.
• The availability and scheduling of a line crew to make repairs for a consumer is subject to the Operations Manager’s discretion.

• The actual cost of the permit is assessed to the consumer.

• The cooperative will charge the cost of material plus 30 percent for any street or security light that has been determined to have been “shot” out or deliberately damaged.
• No charge for normal repair and/or replacement.

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