{"id":38622,"date":"2023-09-12T14:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/?page_id=38622"},"modified":"2023-10-24T22:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T03:09:05","slug":"understand-your-bill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/your-account\/payment-billing\/understand-your-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand Your Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following information will help you<\/strong> better understand your billing statement. If you are confused about any of the information, ask a service representative the next time you are in the office or give us a call.<\/p>\n

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1 – Service Location<\/h3>\n

Physical address of the account.<\/p>\n

2 – Balance Forward<\/h3>\n

Previously billed charges that have not been paid and are forwarded to the next billing period.<\/p>\n

3 – Total Amount Due<\/h3>\n

Total amount due by the date shown.<\/p>\n

4 – Bill Due Date<\/h3>\n

Date the payment is due.
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5 – Meter Multiplier<\/h3>\n

A meter multiplier applies to large, high amperage services requiring special meters that record a portion of actual usage. The kWh usage is multiplied by the meter multiplier to calculate the total kWh use shown on the electric bill.<\/p>\n

6 – kWh Usage<\/h3>\n

The amount of kilowatt hours consumed during your billing cycle. A kilowatt hour is a unit of measure to explain the amount of electricity consumed over time. One kilowatt of electricity supplied for one hour equals one kilowatt-hour. It takes one kWh to power a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours.<\/p>\n

7 – Consumer Charge<\/h3>\n

A member\u2019s share of Dixie Electric\u2019s fixed costs including poles, wires, transformers, meters, substations, etc., needed to deliver electricity to your home, whether or not a single kilowatt-hour is used. It also includes cost for reading meters electronically, maintaining the distribution system, and the repayment of long-term debt.<\/p>\n

8 – Power Cost Adjustment<\/h3>\n

A modification on a consumer\u2019s monthly electric bill caused by an increase or decrease in the cost of an electric utility\u2019s wholesale power.
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The following information will help you better understand your billing statement. If you are confused about any of the information, ask a service representative the next time you are in the office or give us a call. On the Front of Your Bill On the Back of Your Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":38618,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38622"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39864,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38622\/revisions\/39864"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixieepa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}