Billing
FMEC uses Sensus® Advanced Metering Infrastructure, which will report your meter usage. Using Sensus® Advanced Metering Infrastructure allows FMEC to provide you a more consistent billing period each month.
Your current bill reflects the amount you owe for electricity used in the previous billing period, which is due each month on or before the due date. Payments received after the due date are subject to late penalties and/or disconnection of electric service.
Please call our office at (507) 373-6421 or (800) 734-6421 for any billing questions.
Usage
Electricity is billed and measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), as you are billed according to the kWh use reported on your electric meter. A kilowatt-hour is a measurement of electricity supplied to a circuit for one hour. When you pay for 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity, you're buying 1,000 watts of electricity used continuously for one hour.
For instance, a 100-watt bulb burning for 10 hours requires 1 kWh of electricity. Our typical residential consumers use approximately 1500 kWh of electricity each month.
It is a good idea to make notes when your usage is likely to be lower or higher than normal. For example, corn dryers, fans, air conditioners, and hot tubs can raise usage considerably. Likewise, if you've been on vacation for an extended period of time, a lower usage would be expected. Making notes about these events will help FMEC investigate any metering/billing issue that may arise.