An Otter Tail Company

Understanding your paper bill

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Wait a second or two. An explanation will appear on your screen.

 

Customer Charge – Part of the monthly basic Distribution charge to partially cover costs for billing, Meter reading, equipment, service line maintenance and equipment. This charge is the same no matter how much electricity is used. In Minnesota the Resource Adjustment reflects four costs: (1) The Energy Adjustment. (2) The Conservation Improvement Program surcharge. (3) The Renewable Resource Cost Recovery. (4) The Transmission Cost Recovery. Go to the Bill Questions page for more details. State sales tax. The difference between last month's reading (previous) and this month's reading (present) is the number of kilowatt hours (kwh) you used. Address and phone number of the Otter Tail Power Company office serving your account. Current month's billing. The total amount due. Previous payment date and amount. The date this bill was printed. Your name and service address. This may differ from your mailing address above. Your personal access code for using our online services. Your account number. The total amount due. Due date of the billing. Your name and mailing address. Return portion. Return this top stub with your payment whether paying by mail or in person. Check here to change your billing address and write your new address on the back. Donate to your state's energy assistance program if you wish. Invest in the OTTR stock purchase plan.

The back side is also important

Print your change of mailing address information here. Information about how to pay your electric bill by credit card. Helpful information. Graph of your last 25 months electricity usage. The cost of electricity broken down into the three main components: Generation, transmission, and distribution. Helpful seasonal temperature information.