Billing Periods - Time and Place for Payment of Bills (cont’d) All of the Company's rate schedules are established on a monthly basis which would include monthly billing periods in accordance with the Company's meter reading schedule. A normal meter reading period consists of the number of days between scheduled reads, that is, between twenty-seven (27) and thirty-five (35) days, plus or minus three (3) working days. Where billing amounts reflect a period of more than one (1) month, those amounts shall be prorated based on the normal scheduled meter reading dates and divided into increments of one (1) month, or less. If the increments represents less than one (1) month, the appropriate billing components will be billed as a prorated portion of the period defined by the normal scheduled meter reading dates. Bills are due on the date indicated thereon as being the last day for payment of the net amount, and the due date shall not be less than twenty-one (21) days after the mailing of the bill. Bills are payable only at the Company's offices or authorized agencies for collection. If a partial payment is made, the amount will be applied to items of indebtedness in the same order as they have accrued, starting with regulated charges followed by the unregulated charges.
