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Fees

Reconnection Charge for Non-payment $20.00
$45.00 after hours or on weekends
Penalty for Late Payment $3.00 per service for residential
5% of bill for commercial or industrial
Meter Check for Accuracy $25.00* for single phase
$35.00* for polyphase

*Deposit required.  Refunded for error greater than 2%
Bad Check Charge $25.00


Pole Attachment Fees & Other Charges
Effective Date 07/01/2005

1. Annual Pole Attachment Fee: $25.77 per attachment/per year *

The Annual Attachment Fee shall be adjusted annually up or down in proportion to any change over time in the Handy-Whitman Index for Electric Utility Construction Cost for the South Atlantic Region of the United States for Federal Energy Regulatory Account Number 364, Poles, Towers and Fixtures.

2. Non-Recurring Fees:

One-time License Agreement Fee

$ 1,000.00

Permit Application Fee (1-50 Poles)

$ 30.00 per Permit Application

Permit Application Fee (51 or more Poles)

$ 35.00 per Permit Application

Make-Ready Work Charges

See Article III of Agreement

Miscellaneous Charges

See Article III of Agreement
[and Attach Fee Schedule for Work Performed for the Licensee]

Inspection Fees

See Article III of Agreement

Riser/Enclosure Fee

$ 125.00 per Riser/Enclosure

Note: Permit Application and Riser/Enclosure fees may be adjusted periodically, but not more often than annually, to reflect increases in operating costs.

3. Unauthorized Attachment Penalty Fee

( 5 x annual attachment fee, per occurrence for residential type service drops)
(10 x annual attachment fee, per occurrence for all other)

4. Failure to abandon or remove facilities penalty

(1/4 annual rate per day, per pole)

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