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Billing is done on a monthly basis for all consumers. Monthly bills are mailed out to members around the 5th of each month. Payment is due by the 20th of the same month. A penalty charge of 5% is added to all accounts for payments received after the 20th of each month.

Your meter automatically collects KWH readings and sends them to the office. Your meter also keeps track of daily KWH usage, voltage levels, blinks and outage data.

If you have questions about billing and payments, please contact us at 570-924-3381 or toll free at 1-800-570-5081. You can also email us at billing@screc.com.

Basic Charges

The charges of generation and distribution.

Generation Charges

Charge for the production and transmission of electric generation. Generation prices and charges are set by your cooperative, and power comes from Allegheny Electric Cooperative which is a non-profit cooperative set up in 1946 to supply electricity to the rural electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Sources of Generation

Distribution Charges

Charges for delivering electricity over your cooperative's electric distribution system to your home or business. These charges include the costs for billing, remittance processing, member services, outages, maintenance, operations, substations, wires, transformers, right-of-way clearing, etc.

Non Basic Charges

Any category of service not related to the basic charges explained above. These charges include security lights, collection fees, etc.

Basic Service Charge

The monthly basic distribution charge to partially cover cost of delivering the electricity to your home. This amount is the same each month no matter how much electricity you use.

Kilowatt-Hours(kWh)

kWh is a measure of electricity. One kWh equals one thousand watts used for one hour. If you used one 100-watt bulb for ten hours you will use one kWh.

Bad Check Charge

A $20.00 fee will be charged on all checks returned from the bank.

Collection Charge

A $25.00 collection fee will be charged when Cooperative employees are sent out to collect past due electric bills. Please call the office to make arrangements on past due bills.

Disconnection Charges

If your account is disconnected for non-payment, a $35.00 reconnection charge will be required before your account can be connected. If on overtime, the fee for reconnection will be $150.00. Note that there are no reconnections after 8:00 p.m.

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Sullivan County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

5675 Route 87
P.O. Box 65
Forksville, PA 18616

Outages: 570-924-3418
Toll-Free: 1-800-596-8397

Customer Support: 570-924-3381
Toll Free: 1-800-570-5081

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  • About Us
    • About Sullivan County REC
    • Directors
  • Billing
    • Electric Service Rates - 2023
    • Billing Terms
    • Go Paperless!
  • Financial Assistance
    • Budget Billing
    • Helping Hand Fund
    • LIHEAP 2022-2023
    • PAHAF Utility Assistance
    • Rebates & Tax Credits
  • SCREC Center
    • Board Meeting Summary
    • Bylaws
    • Cooperative History
    • Cooperative Principles
    • Director Election
    • Member Policies
    • Membership Application
    • Membership Handbook
  • Member Services
    • Capital Credits
    • Contact Us
    • Contractor/Member References
      • Electrical Inspectors
      • Generlink
      • Spec Sheets
    • Co-op Connections
    • Co-op Owners for Political Action
    • Co-ops Vote
    • Kids Programs
    • Security Lighting
  • Energy Management
    • Electric Thermal Storage
    • Energy Savings
    • Member Owned Generation
    • Sources Of Generation
    • Useful Management Tools
  • Electrical Safety
    • Safety Checklist
    • Safety Quiz
  • Outages
    • Outage FAQs
    • Preparing For An Outage
    • Report An Outage
    • What To Do During An Outage
  • News & Events
    • 2022 Annual Meeting
    • Past Penn Lines
    • Penn Lines Ideas
  • Operations
    • Right-of-Way
    • Trees
  • Touchstone Energy
    • About Touchstone Energy
    • Touchstone Energy Savings