Understanding Your Electric Bill

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• What is the service availability charge listed on my bill?

  Berkeley Electric Cooperative charges a daily $0.99 Service Availability Fee in order to receive residential service and $1.18 daily for commercial accounts. This fee was previously bundled in with the Energy Charge on members' bills but was broken ...

• What is the Power Cost Adjustment listed on my bill?

  The Power Cost Adjustment reflects the increases or decreases in the cooperative’s cost of wholesale power, which Berkeley purchases in bulk on behalf of all members. Berkeley Electric uses the PCA to adjust your bill to reflect changes in the price ...

• What is a service availability charge?

  The Service Availability Charge helps cover all of the costs associated with building and maintaining an electrical system capable of delivering reliable power 24/7. This includes items like poles, electrical wire, transformers, substations, meter ...

• What is the energy charge listed on my bill?

  The total energy used over that billing period measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh) multiplied by the per kWh rate. Some rates, like Time-of-Day, include both on-peak and off-peak energy charges.

• Why do two meter numbers show on my bill?

  If your meter was changed to a new meter, you will see two meter numbers on your bill. One will be the old meter with the usage on that meter prior to it being changed, and the other will be your new meter with the usage up to the billing date.