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Rate Schedules and Policies

RSP M-1
M. Disconnection of Service

Notice

In the event that a customer has a written contract with Maritime Electric or the terms of the applicable rate category fix a term of service and period for notice of cancellation, those provisions will prevail. In the event there is no written contract for service or provision for termination of service for the customer's rate category, the customer will give at least five (5) business days' notice to Maritime Electric.

Liability for Charges

Any customer required by contract or by the terms of the rate category to give notice of termination will be liable for all charges incurred as a result of the contract.All other customers terminating service will be liable for all applicable charges until the expiration of the five (5) day notice period or until Maritime Electric has had reasonable opportunity to take a final meter reading.

Disconnection of Service Initiated by Maritime Electric

 Maritime Electric reserves the right to disconnect service for any of the following reasons:

  • Undue interference with Maritime Electric's electrical service to other customers or Maritime Electric's own equipment;
  • Safety considerations including defective wiring conditions or condemned properties;
  • The customer's refusal to grant access by Maritime Electric personnel to Maritime Electric facilities and rental facilities for inspection, meter reading, maintenance and/or replacement of equipment;
  • At the request of authorized personnel of the Elevator and Electrical Inspection Branch of the Planning and Inspection Services Division of the Department of Community Affairs and Attorney General of the Province of Prince Edward Island;
  • Subject to Section 34(1) of the Electric Power and Telephone Act, neglect or refusal to pay the amount due for electricity; or
  • The customer does not meet one or more of Maritime Electric's requirements for the provision of service.
Reconnection of Service

Services will only be reconnected when the condition causing the disconnection has been eliminated or corrected.Services disconnected for nonpayment will only be reconnected when satisfactory payment arrangements are made.




RSP M-2
Disconnection of Service

A security deposit or additional security deposit for a total estimated two (2) average operating months' billing based on the actual use may be collected as a condition of reconnection of service.

A service call fee will be charged as outlined in Section O - Fees and Charges, Service Call Fees.

Any account disconnected for nonpayment cannot be reconnected in the name of another member of the household unless satisfactory payment has been received and security deposit arrangements have been made.

The Goods and Services Tax

The Goods and Services Tax applies to all rates and charges in Sections N, O-1 and O-2, with the exception of Late Payment Charges in Section O-2.The Goods and Services Tax applies to the amount of contribution to be paid by the customer, based on the rates and charges in Sections O-3 and O-4.