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Billing & 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.

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.

• Pay in Person

• Online Bill Pay

• Direct Payment Plan

• One Time Payment by Credit Card

• Deferred Payment Plan

• Special Assistance (for those who qualify)

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 20^th, 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 member’s 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.

Fee Schedule – Service fees, collection fees, administration charges, etc.

Operation Round Up
“Small change that changes lives,” You can help low-income families, individuals and senior citizens who qualify for assistance through designated social service agencies. 
ORU gathers voluntary contributions from LEC members enrolled in the program. These members have authorized the Cooperative to “round up” their monthly electric bill to the next higher dollar, and LEC will contribute that amount to the ORU fund which helps low-income families, individuals and senior citizens. (For example, if the bill is $69.54, it is rounded up to $70 and the extra 46 cents is contributed to the ORU fund.) Learn more

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