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THIS CHART IS PROVIDED TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR USAGE BY GIVING YOU THE PAST 13 MONTHS OF USAGE AT THE LOCATION GRAPHICALLY. THE TABLE TO COMPARES CURRENT USAGE TO LAST MONTH AND THEN 12 MONTHS AGO TO THE PRESENT BILLING PERIOD.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"60aa0efc-6d62-4c85-8ec7-2a6d7afd4310"}],"header":"Usage Chart"},{"position":{"x":56.97940503432495,"y":22.416923415492956},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

You will always find important messages about your cooperative in these areas of the bill. Be sure to look for them.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"b74252fb-3673-44e0-ba14-5783e7b23109"}],"header":"Messages"},{"position":{"x":2.059496567505721,"y":27.116802376760564},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

\u201cEach service bill addressed to you contains your account number. The account number is made up of your OTEC member number followed by a dash and three additional digits to uniquely identify your accounts.\"<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"b553b21b-d004-41b7-98f8-1d05dfcc7498"}],"header":"Account Number"},{"position":{"x":29.290617848970253,"y":31.552596830985912},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The service description box indicates a category of service that OTEC is providing to you. The classes of service include Residential, Irrigation, Small Commercial, Large Commercial or Industrial. Each class of service is subject to a different rate per kWh in order to fully recover costs for providing you electric service. If rates change, the change becomes effective for you on the billing date. An additional billing line, noted as 'Demand,' may appear if you are being billed for electric capacity. Following across the line, you will see the meter number, the previous and current meter reading, how many days the billing period covers, how the meter was read and total consumption during the billing period.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"771ecbec-5c03-44bf-b531-43983542f2ce"}],"header":"Service Description"},{"position":{"x":95.19450800915332,"y":28.946137764084508},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The Date your bill was printed.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"9f399fe5-886f-40d4-b57a-f3ee9c323a59"}],"header":"Statement Date"},{"position":{"x":25.85812356979405,"y":41.61256602112676},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

This line explains the recurring monthly charge for your class of service. The fee is set to recover a large portion of the fixed costs such as poles, wires, and other equipment and services required to provide electricity to your meter regardless of the usage.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"9b71823c-d6b5-40d0-beae-c5dd8235b7a5"}],"header":"Monthly Delivery Charge"},{"position":{"x":39.702517162471395,"y":41.955050616197184},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

This line shows the rate applicable for your class of service multiplied by the kilowatt hours of usage for the billing period.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"42fe0341-dfa6-49f0-8325-9ce3487ce1c4"}],"header":"Service Charge"},{"position":{"x":96.45308924485126,"y":35.82746478873239},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

This amount is the last billing balance on your account at the time a new bill was printed followed by the total of all payments received during the billing period.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"82bb3ffb-6a08-4de2-8fe6-9d81c5b35118"}],"header":"Amount Due"},{"position":{"x":3.6613272311212817,"y":44.59864656690141},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

If you live in a city that imposes a franchise tax, the fee will be shown on this line and will be included in the total amount due. Each city sets the amount of franchise tax to be collected through your utility bill. <\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"89496a7e-851b-4a54-a6e5-f7540333c900"}],"header":"Franchise Tax"},{"position":{"x":5.491990846681922,"y":67.14623679577466},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

OTEC offers eight different billing cycles spread throughout the month. Cycle 888 is for our members enrolled in Prepayment Services.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"702326fc-bc1e-40dc-95a6-f0dbca3fc405"}],"header":"Cycle"},{"position":{"x":2.9748283752860414,"y":37.691186179577464},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

OTEC's description for the location of your service. Typically the street is named first, followed by the house number.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"98f993b0-6049-4915-a678-e7b51f8d4a10"}],"header":"Service Address"},{"position":{"x":44.8512585812357,"y":66.95092429577466},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The date the current bill is due. However, there may be less time than stated to resolve older balances still due which could cause an interruption of service. For questions, call your local OTEC office right away.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"6fb55d1d-e01d-4b05-9926-b69358316d43"}],"header":"Payment Due Date"},{"position":{"x":89.58810068649885,"y":66.98531029929578},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The amount due for the billing period to include current and past due balances.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"a3aca734-d48b-4b0b-9f31-1ec8c028151d"}],"header":"Total Amount Due"},{"position":{"x":16.590389016018307,"y":73.97392165492957},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The address is for the US Postal service to return unclaimed or rejected mail. Please do not use this address to mail your personal payment as it could result in posting delays.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"51f97ed7-e9b4-4a84-b510-e39876fb3a15"}],"header":"Return Mail Address"}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot #num","closeButtonLabel":"Close","disableScaling":false,"image":{"path":"images\/image-675829d9ba6e3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":2542,"height":3289}}

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