{"id":38577,"date":"2023-12-15T22:39:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T04:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/?page_id=38577"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:57:00","slug":"understanding-your-bill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/account\/understanding-your-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Your Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative members will see a new bill format hitting their mailboxes in January.<\/p>\n\t<section class=\"section bill-number-sec\" id=\"section_287001091\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-438667622\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>What can you expect from the new bill?<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-438667622 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-157263610\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center sm:stack-col sm:justify-center sm:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2081456963\" class=\"text number\">\n\t\t\n<p>1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2399932112\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"head-text\">Easier to read billing format<\/p>\n<p>A more intuitive layout makes the new bill easier to read and simpler for <strong>you<\/strong> to find the information that\u2019s most important to you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-157263610 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 1rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #stack-157263610 > * {\n    --stack-gap: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-1890736278\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center sm:stack-col sm:justify-center sm:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1045173122\" class=\"text number\">\n\t\t\n<p>2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2224510874\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"head-text\">Better energy usage data<\/p>\n<p>Compare your energy usage month-over-month, year-over-year, and see your average daily usage for better forecasting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-1890736278 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 1rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #stack-1890736278 > * {\n    --stack-gap: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-230604116\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center sm:stack-col sm:justify-center sm:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1141155411\" class=\"text number\">\n\t\t\n<p>3<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1619046381\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"head-text\">Important info at the top<\/p>\n<p>See your important info such as your account number, the bill total and due date, and any important co-op news and announcements conveniently located at the top of the bill.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-230604116 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 1rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #stack-230604116 > * {\n    --stack-gap: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_287001091 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(0, 174, 239);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2132226457\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2132226457 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal bill-imgs-box\"  id=\"row-1622447092\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1669859376\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_877455507\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px -8px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_877455507 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_877455507 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-789971704\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-789971704 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>Meter number, account Number, and other important information, still in the top left corner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1132658844\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_27463943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img2-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_27463943 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_27463943 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-559361252\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-559361252 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>At-a-glance total bill amount, due date, and late fee information.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1203100957\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_645887650\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px -5px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img3-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_645887650 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_645887650 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1043293887\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1043293887 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>Billing summary condensed to left side, usage data on right.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1351172791\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_169862188\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:0px -5px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img4-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_169862188 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_169862188 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1220544671\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1220544671 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>Usage graphs side-by-side with billing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-Bill-Example-Backer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Example PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative members will see a new bill format hitting their mailboxes in January. &nbsp; 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