Our electric company is charging its customers $22.50/mo for not using automatic bill paying. That’s outright thievery.
That's outrageous! Where is that? It seems really weird that they can force someone to use an electronic link to a credit card or bank account. Some people don't even have those things.
That's probably the direction of the future. It's scary. People will lose all aptitude for scrutinizing their bills. Besides that, we'll be at the mercy of banks as far as fees for transactions are concerned.
Do you have the option of paying cash?
Who’s your utility?
You should petition your PSC over that insane decision.
they apparently call it service availability charge..no indication you don’t pay it if you dont use autpay...
http://www.pec.coop/Home/Energy_Services/Rates.aspx