Electric Rates

Perkasie Borough has been excluded, along with other Pennsylvania municipal run electric utilities, from electric deregulation as provided through Pennsylvania state law. As long as Perkasie Borough does not seek to attract customers outside its jurisdiction, all electric users living within the borough limits must use Perkasie Borough Electric as their electric supply company.

Examples for Calculating Your Electric Bill:

Perkasie Borough Residential Rates are as follows:

$ 200.00 | Security deposit with electric heat
$ 100.00 | Security deposit without electric heat
$ 25.00 | Reconnection fee
$ 25.00 | Meter Test Fee
$ 10.00 | Duplicate tenant electric bills sent to landlord (per account)
$ 5.00 | Renewal fee for each account

Electric bills which are not paid by the due date are subject to late payment charges applied monthly as follows: 5% of the then unpaid balance of the monthly bill and 1.5% of the outstanding balance from previous billings.

$ 25.00 | Temporary electric installation: min. charge
$ 700.00 | Install new electric service to subdivisions (per lot)
$ 1,600.00 | Install street lights in subdivisions (per light)

Labor

All labor shall be billed at the employee’s hourly rate plus 35%. (The 35% will cover benefits and administrative fees.)

Equipment

$ 60.00 per hour | Line Truck
$ 50.00 per hour | Bucket Truck
$ 40.00 per hour | Chipper
$ 30.00 per hour | Air Compressor
$ 30.00 per hour | Pick-up truck
Material: Actual cost (10% may be added for handling).

Contracted Services

All contracted services will be billed out at actual costs plus 10%. (The 10% is based on scheduling, reviewing work and administrative costs.)