Cullman Electric Contact Information
Pardon our progress In September, construction started at Cullman Electric Cooperative’s headquarters on Eva Road to expand the building, adding a stormsafe room that will house the co-op’s computer operations system, and to redesign the member services department. We will share updates on the construction in the coming months, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Rate Change Cullman EC adjusts customer and energy charges The Cullman Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees has approved a rate change for residential members that will go into effect Oct. 1, 2012. The rate change will add $2 per month to the residential customer charge. At the same, the energy charge — or cost per kilowatt hour (kWh — will be reduced so that the average residential member will realize a decrease of $2 on their monthly electric bill. The average residential account will not realize any change in their monthly power bill. The residential customer charge is a flat fee that does not fluctuate from month to month, and is the same for all residential members. It represents the cost associated with your cooperative making electric service available whether or not any electricity is used at the residential account location. The energy charge is the amount Alabama Living
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members pay for the electricity used in their home each month. Over the past five years, the average residential energy usage for all residential accounts has been 1,314 kilowatt hours per month. Each month there are several thousand residential accounts that use less than the average energy amount. Most of these are non-full-time residences which use very little electricity much of the year. This rate change will more equitably share the fixed cost your cooperative incurs in making electric service available to all residential accounts without regard to the amount of energy used. Those members using more than the monthly average kWh amount will actually see a decrease in their monthly power bill. The greatest possible increase any residential member can realize is $2 per month.
Office locations Cullman - headquarters 1749 Eva Road NE Cullman, AL 35055 Addison - branch office 31132 US Hwy 278 West Addison, AL 35540 Phone 256-737-3200 or (800) 242-1806 Website www.cullmanec.com Find Cullman Electric Cooperative on Twitter (twitter.com/cullmanec) and on Facebook
Payment Options Draft Pay your bill by automatic draft from your checking account or credit card. Online Payments may be made 24 hours/day by check, credit card or debit card on our website at www.cullmanec.com By Mail Cullman Electric Cooperative PO Box 1168 Cullman, AL 35056 Phone Phone payments may be made any time by dialing 256-737-3200 Night Deposit Available at both office locations
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