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As a member of West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC), you make an investment in the co-op every time you pay your bill. This collective investment in the co-op benefits you and the community immediately and over time. So what exactly is the monthly base charge and how do you benefit from it? 111652001

At WFEC, the monthly base charge is $35. It is a monthly investment that helps your co-op cover the expenses of maintaining the overall electric system. The monthly base charge recovers some of the fixed costs that come directly from serving an individual member, regardless of how much electricity is used. These costs include the cost of the meter, wire, and other equipment used to deliver electricity to the home or business, as well as technology and billing expenses. All utilities have some type of monthly base charge.

This charge also helps ensure the expenses of maintaining the overall electric system which includes maintaining wires, poles, substations and other equipment.

Regardless of how much electricity a particular family uses, the cost of delivering power to that house is still the same. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, we believe the operational costs should be spread fairly and equitably across all members, regardless of the level of electricity use. That is why every member pays the base charge each month and why all members are charged the same amount for the cost of operation.

This gives each member an equal share in WFEC’s operation and ensures you have access to reliable power when you need it.