An Otter Tail Company

Understanding your paper bill

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Check here to change your billing address and write your new address on the back. The amount you are investing in your OTTR stock purchase plan. Donate to your state's energy assistance program if you wish. Return portion. Return this top stub with your payment whether paying by mail or in person. Due date of the billing. The total amount due. Your account number. Your personal access code for using our online services. Your name and service address. This may differ from your mailing address above. The date this bill was printed. Previous payment date and amount. The total amount due. Address and phone number of the Otter Tail Power Company office serving your account. The type of service for which you are being billed. Customer Charge – Part of the monthly basic distribution charge to partially cover costs for billing, meter reading, service line maintenance, and equipment. This charge is the same no matter how much electricity is used. Your meter readings and the dates they were taken. Total kilowatt-hours used for each type of service. Details of charges, including the rates used to calculate your billing. Details of charges, including the rates used to calculate your billing. The cost of fuel and purchased energy above or below the amount in base rates (energy adjustment) and the costs associated with renewable resources that we own (renewable adjustment). RDC Maintenance Contract - Monthly charge for the warranty of your Residential Demand Control unit. Finance contracts - This shows the current payment towards the DollarSmart Finance loan and the current balance after payment.

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. Helpful seasonal temperature information.