You will need the following to complete your payment:
map number, member number, meter reading, total amount due, Visa
or MasterCard.
By accurately reading the meter themselves, members of
CMEC help keep the cost of electric power to a minimum.
The meter is read on the first (1st) day of each
month; payment is due at that time.
Payments may be remitted by mail or in person.
Please return the larger portion of the billing ticket with
payment and retain the stub for your records.
The billing ticket has spaces provided to write the figures shown
on the meter. The figures
should be entered exactly as they appear.
Do not estimate the reading.
Accurate readings are important.
Payments received after the tenth (10th)
are figured on the gross rate (gross rate being 5% more than net rate)
and are considered past due.
Payments not received by the eighteenth (18th) are
delinquent, and if not received by the twenty-fourth (24th)
are subject to disconnect.
When payment or satisfactory payment arrangements are
not received by the twenty-fourth (24th) of the month, an
employee will be sent to read the meter.
They will either collect the total amount due or disconnect
service. The total amount
due shall include usage to date, a service charge, and a security
deposit (to insure future payments).
If service is desired after disconnection, a reconnection charge
will be added to the total amount due.
Same day reconnection could require additional over time fees.
Payments are processed by CMEC’s Accounts Receivable Department.
Advanced billing is an estimate based on yearly usage.
The yearly due date is determined by location.
Members eligible for this service have paid the account’s usage
for one full year. At the
end of each billing cycle, CMEC reads the meter and bills for the next
year’s estimated usage.
These bills are figured by CMEC’s Billing Department.
Budget billing is a level payment plan.
The payment amount is based on the previous year’s usage.
Budget billing accounts begin in June of each year.
Members eligible for this service have paid the account’s usage
in full by the tenth (10th) of each month for twelve (12)
consecutive months. Members
must continue to submit accurate meter readings and timely payments.
Each year members are notified of any changes in level payment
amounts. Budget billing is
handled by CMEC’s Billing Department.