what is cust charges in electricity bill

Cust charges in an electricity bill refer to the fees associated with the maintenance and management of the customers account. These charges are fixed and are not affected by the actual amount of electricity used by the customer. They cover a portion of the electric companys fixed costs that it incurs to serve each residential customer, such as meter reading costs, billing costs, and costs to place and maintain each individual residential customer on the electric distribution system. These charges appear monthly on a customers bill regardless of usage.