Understanding Your Bill

Southwest Electric Cooperative’s billing date is the 20th of each month with a due by date on the 10th of the following month. The billing statements are mailed on the 21st of each month. When the due date of the 10th falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date will be extended to the following

business day.

The Availability Charge is a flat fee charged to all services to recover a portion of the costs required to make electricity available to your service 24-hours a day. Examples of these costs include the poles, wires, transformers, equipment, personnel, offices, etc. needed to build and maintain Southwest's system. The Availability Charge does not include electric usage. Electric usage is billed under the Energy Charge which is any kilowatts used during the billing period multiplied by the current per kilowatt-hour rate.