Billing & Rates
Lincoln Electric Cooperative's (LEC) residential, commercial and industrial
rates are very competitive with other Montana electric utilities.
Surveys indicate the residential cost for 1,000 kilowatt-hours is lower
than all but one other electric utility in the state.
LEC has secured a 10-year power sales contract with the Bonneville
Power Administration, providing for relatively stable energy prices until 2011. Rates are set and maintained by the LEC's Board of
Trustees. Click on the appropriate
link below to view a rate schedule in .pdf format.
About
Your Bill - Your
electric bill has a wealth of information. We provide this guide
to help you understand the bill we send you each month. If
you have any questions, contact the Billing
Department.
Paying
Your Bill - Bills for
electric service should be in your mailbox by the first of each
month and are due when mailed, and become past due 20 days from
mailing.
Meter
Reading - Virtually
every meter on the system is equipped with an automated meter
reading device called a Turtle. This
device automatically sends a meter reading to a receiver in our
substations about every 27 hours. Once
a month, typically around the 20th, we download the
readings to render a monthly bill.
Levelized
Billing - Members
normally experience seasonal fluctuations in electrical usage
throughout the year. This change in electrical usage may create
a budgeting problem for some members. Levelized Billing can help
you by making your payments nearly the same each month.
Levelized Billing is available to members who have 1 year of
history at the billed location. The Cooperative will
offer levelized billing to its residential, and small
commercial members only. Levelized Billing is computed monthly
by averaging the latest 12 months billing history at the
location, dividing by 12, and rounding up to the next whole $1.
That average may change slightly from month to month. The
levelized bill amount must be paid when due each month. If the
payment becomes 60 days past due, or is 30 days past due for
more than three consecutive months, the Cooperative may cancel
the members participation in the program. Give is a
call if you would like to try this service.
Rates
- Lincoln Electric Cooperative's (LEC) residential, commercial
and industrial rates are very competitive with other Montana
electric utilities. Rates are
set and maintained by the LEC's Board of Trustees.
Click on the appropriate link below to view a rate
schedule in .pdf format.
Schedule A Residential & General Service
Available to primary residences, farms, and small domestic
services, for year-round uses.
Schedule C Small Commercial Service Available to
all small commercial establishments desiring single-phase or
three-phase and a maximum of 50 KVA of transformer capacity.
Schedule
D Large Commercial Service Available to all
large commercial consumers desiring more than 50 KVA but less
than 1,000 KVA of transformer capacity.
Schedule
E Industrial Service Available to all industrial
consumers desiring 1,000 KVA or more of transformer capacity.
Schedule
F Irrigation Service Available for agricultural
irrigation pumping.
Schedule
G Green Power Premium Available to all metered services.
Schedule
H Security Lighting Service
Available for dusk to dawn security lighting.
Schedule
I Street Lighting Service
Available for non-metered dusk to dawn street lighting in
incorporated municipalities.
Discount
Rates - Low-income
seniors over 65, and permanently disabled members may be
eligible for a 10 percent reduction in their energy bill for
their primary residence. Income
guidelines for this program change annually; so contact Lincoln
Electric Cooperative to see if you're eligible.
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