Learn how to read your monthly electric usage statement.
- Account Information: This shows your account number, the due date, and the amount due.
- Message Box: This box gives members information about upcoming events and helpful reminders such as seasonal rate changes.
- Current Charges Summary: This box shows the amount of the previous bill, your payments from the previous month, this month’s charges, and the total due. (If you are on budget billing, please see budget billing tab for more information on how to read your statement.)
- Usage graph: This graph shows the usage for comparison purposes from month to month on your meters.
- Electric #: This is your meter number.
- Billing Dates: Shows the dates that the usage is being billed for. Your statement bills for the previous month’s usage.
- Days: The number of days in the billing cycle.
- Price per Kilowatt: Shows the number of kilowatts and the price per kilowatt
- Meter Readings: This shows the previous months’ reading and the current months reading.
- Total KWH at the price per kWh: Total of the kWh multiplied by price per kWh
- KWH: The total kilowatts that are being billed for on the statement
- Location Number and Service Address: This is your pole number and your map location in NIECI’s mapping system. This line also includes the physical service address location.
- Miscellaneous charges: Any miscellaneous charges including adjustments and round up charges.
- Important Message: Another place with information and reminders.
- Back of the Statement: The back of the statement has more information about your bill. It gives information on ways to pay, payment responsibility, what to do in case of an outage, metering information, what the base fee covers, and more.
