About Chester Municipal Electric Light Dept.
The Chester Municipal Electric Light Department exists to provide its owner, the Town of Chester’s ratepayers, safe and reliable electricity at a reasonable and competitive rate.
The Chester Municipal Electric Light Plant (CMELD) is a municipally owned utility, meaning that is owned by our customers, and has been in operation since 1926. It is our goal to do everything possible to ensure that our service is always at its best. The Municipal Electric Light Department, under the direction of the Operations Manager, is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners who hold public meetings on a monthly basis.
Our Mission
The Chester Municipal Electric Light Department exists to provide its owners, the Town of Chester’s ratepayers, safe and reliable electricity at a reasonable and competitive rate that sustains the healthy operations of the department, and the maintenance, expansion and modernization of the electrical distribution system. This mission will be accomplished by a staff of responsible, dedicated and customer-oriented employees with superior work ethics, skills and professionalism.
General Information
As a customer of the Municipal Light Department you will receive safe, and reliable electricity as stated in the Mission Statement. For the convenience of our customers, we have several payment options available to you. You can pay online, by going to UniPay to pay your electric bill using a credit card or eCheck.
If you pay your bill by the 15th of the month you receive a 5% discount off your energy portion of your bill. Contact our office to enroll in our secure ACH program, which automatically withdraws your monthly electric bill balance off your bank account, taking one more thing off your mind and allowing you to take advantage of our early payment discount.
Our office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. During off hours, you can leave your payments in our secure Drop Box located on the front steps of the Town Hall.
The CMELD has service personnel available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to serve you should you lose your electrical power or to address any problems with the Town’s electrical distribution system. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call.
Check out other parts of our website to find useful information, forms, applications, and policies. For non-emergency concerns you can email us at cmeldmgr@townofchester.net.