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:

$ 300.00 | Security deposit with electric heat
$ 200.00 | Security deposit without electric heat
$ 50.00 | Reconnection fee (During Business Hours)                                                $ 100.00 | Reconnection fee (After Business Hours)
$ 25.00 | Meter Test Fee
$ 10.00 | Duplicate tenant electric bills sent to landlord (per account)
$ 5.00 | Renewal fee for each account

$ 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)

Electric Bills can be paid in the following ways:

• Automatic Bill Payment (ACH)

• By mail

• At the Borough office at 620 West Chestnut Street, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• VISA, MasterCard & Discover

• At the night drop at the Borough Office

• At the Perkasie Borough Authority office (Cash & check only, no credit cards)

Penalties - To avoid penalties on your account, payments must be received in our office by 4:30 p.m. on the due date specified on your bill.  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.  All payments are applied to the most aged balances first.  Want to avoid late penalties? Sign up for ACH today!

Non Sufficient Funds - A $15.00 fee will be charged to the account whenever a check is returned to the Borough unpaid by the customer's financial institution.

Estimated Bills - An estimated bill is estimated based on previous consumption instead of an actual meter reading. The Borough uses estimated billing during times when they cannot get to the meter. The next actual meter reading will correct any over or under estimate.

Disconnection of Services for Nonpayment - Failure to pay your electric bill on time could result in a disconnection of services. Payment arrangements can be made prior to disconnection. For more information please call (215) 257-5065.

Budget Billing - The Borough offers a budget billing program to homeowners that has a one-year established billing history. This billing option will generate a monthly bill for actual electric charges; however, the total due will be a pre-determined monthly average of utility services based on your billing history and evaluated every month.  For more information on our budget billing program please contact the Borough at (215) 257-5065.

Labor

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

Equipment

$ 65.00 per hour | Line Truck
$ 55.00 per hour | Bucket Truck
$ 45.00 per hour | Chipper
$ 35.00 per hour | Air Compressor
$ 35.00 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.)

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Residential Rates

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Labor

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