Residential Customers
PAYMENT & BILLING
UNDERSTANDING YOUR BILL
- DUE DATE & STATEMENT DATE tells the final date for payment and the date the bill was produced. Click to read more.
- CUSTOMER # - PREMISES # are twelve (12) very important digits. Click to read more.
- ACCOUNT SUMMARY includes sub-headings such as: Previous Balance, Payments, Balance Brought Forward, Current Charges and Total Amount Due. Click to read more.
- NO. OF DAYS refers to the period for which you are being billed. Click to read more.
- ENERGY 1ST/ ENERGY NEXT. The energy you use is calculated at different rates. Click to read more.
- F/E ADJUSTMENT/FUEL CHARGE. F/E Adjust is the difference between the Base and the Billing Exchange Rate. Fuel & IPP Charge covers the cost of the fuel required to produce and deliver each kWh of electricity. Click to read more.
To learn how to read your JPS Electricity Bill, click the numbers which appears in the image (below) for a detailed explanation of each section.
NO. OF DAYS
No. of Days refers to the period for which you are being billed. You should always look carefully at this section as the number of days may change and thereby affect your Current Charges. Generally, JPS charges customers for periods of 25 – 32 days.
BILLING PERIOD
Your Billing Period tells you the exact dates for which you are being billed. Look for the thin grey strip in the centre of the bill with information like this written in it: From January 15, 2009 To: February 16, 2009.
READING (Rdg) TYPE
Your bill may be based on an Actual or Estimated reading.
