Budget Payment Plan

Manage your monthly utility bill amounts using the Budget Payment Plan. The plan will help balance seasonal highs and lows of your utility bill while your monthly payment remains the same each month.

How it works

We calculate your budget payment amount by taking the total of your annual energy costs for the previous 12 months, divide the total by 12, and add an energy variance percentage. The plan is to establish a credit balance during the lower energy use months that will apply toward those months with higher energy use. We will review your account periodically and can make adjustments to your budget payment amount if there is a significant change in your utility usage.

Two types of plans

Customers with ONLY Gas service
Enrollment Period: June 1 to August 31
Settlement Month: May

Customers with more than one utility service
(electric, gas, water / wastewater, irrigation, trash and recycling)
Enrollment Period: November 1 to January 31
Settlement Month: October

Before enrolling

Please keep in mind:

  • This program is available to residential customers only.
  • You must have 12 consecutive months of utility bills at the residence.
  • The account balance must be paid in full at time of enrollment.
  • You can be on SurePay and Select Due Date with the Budget Plan.
  • Payment arrangements are not available if you are on the Budget Payment Plan.
  • The Budget Payment Amount may change. Accounts on the Budget Plan will be monitored for large debit/ credit variances.
  • If your payment is not posted on or before the due date, you will be removed from the Budget Payment Program. You may sign up again during the next enrollment period.

If you have questions about how this program works, please contact us.


Please complete this form ONLY if

You are a customer with Gas service ONLY and the current date is between June 1 and August 31

OR you are a customer with a combination of services (electric, gas, water, sewer, trash and recycling and irrigation) and the current date is between November 1 and January 31.

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