WEC Deposit Information

 Membership Fee -- $5

• This is the fee associated with a person membership in the cooperative.

Security Deposit

• This is the amount needed by the cooperative before electric service can be connected.
  • Residential -- The deposit amounts will be based on the individual applicant's credit score:
    1. Red Light -- $200.00
    2. Yellow Light -- $75.00
    3. Green Light -- $25.00
  • Commercial, Large Power or Industrial:
    1.  All security deposit amounts for Commercial, Large Power or Industrial accounts will be based on two times that member's estimated monthly bill based on either a 12 month usage history of the applicant's meter location or the cooperative's engineering analysis of the applicant's load data for the account.

Meter Set Connection/Transfer Fee

• This is the fee associated with establishing service for member.
  1. Standard Fee -- $10.00
  2. After Hours Fee -- $10.00 plus overtime charges
• This cost will be estimated based on job.

Meter Testing Fee -- $25.00

• This fee is charged to member when the meter requested by member to be tested reads accurate.
• There will be no charge if the meter requested to be tested is reading inaccurate.

Meter Base Replacement Fee -- $50.00

• Charge associated with the replacement of a cooperative meter base.

Returned Check Charge

• (Maximum amount allowed by the State of Alabama plus all banks charges
• This is the charge/fee associated with all returned checks for payment returned to the cooperative for insufficient funds.
  1. Late Fees/Charges -- $5.00 or 5% of bill, whichever is greater.
• These are the charges associated with member accounts being received by cooperative after the due date of the payment.
• Note: Commercial, Large Power and Industrial late fees will be 5% of the member's bill if payment is received after due date.

Reconnect Fee

• This is the fee associated with connecting service after the cooperative disconnected it for non-pay reasons.
  1. Regular Hours -- $40.00
  2. After Business Hours -- $120.00
  3. Premimum Service Fee -- $60.00  (This fee is for guaranteed same day meter set service. Normal meter sets will be scheduled for the next day.)