Level Pay Program

Electricity usage is seldom uniform throughout the year. It's not unusual to use two to three times as much electricity in a cold winter month as you would in the middle of summer. That means the amount of your electric bill can vary greatly during the year. However, a lot of people like the convenience of knowing just how much their bills will be each month. That's why we have the Level Pay Program for our residential customers. Here's how it works:

Based on the past year's electricity usage, we estimate how much electricity you will use in the coming year, and divide that amount into equal monthly payments.
As you make those payments, you build up a credit during the summer months. That credit is used during the winter months when electricity usage is usually higher.
We continue to read your meter monthly, and your bill will still show how much electricity you actually used, and the status of your Level Pay account.
Level Pay accounts are reviewed quarterly. If your usage has changed considerably from the predicted amount, we'll adjust your monthly payment. Some other things that can affect Level Pay amounts are purchases of power protection equipment and installation of Sentry Lighting equipment.
Your Level Pay amount is adjusted each year in July. Your new amount is based on the previous year's average usage, plus or minus one-twelfth (1/12) of any balance remaining on your account.

Eligibility requirements:

There must be a 12-month billing history at your service location.

You must be a Residential Customer in our Rate 100. (Sorry, no estimated-read or self-read accounts are eligible.)

You must have the approval of the local PUD office.

Once you're on the Level Pay Program, it's not necessary to re-apply each year. You'll automatically be kept in the program unless you request otherwise. (However, if payments are not kept current, you may be removed from the program.)

If your actual billing amounts stay within projected guidelines, your Level Pay Amount will remain the same.

If your actual billing amounts are too far from our quarterly projections, due to usage changes, rate changes, etc., your Level Pay Amount will be adjusted accordingly.

(Accounts are reviewed in the bold-faced months of July, October, January and April.)

If you'd like to sign up for our Level Pay Program, just contact your local Central Lincoln PUD office. Click here for a list of our phone numbers and addresses. (Or click here for our application form. Then just print it, fill it out and mail it to your local PUD office.)

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Y O U R P U B L I C L Y - O W N E D E L E C T R I C U T I L I T Y LEVEL PAY PROGRAM

Y O U R P U B L I C L Y - O W N E D E L E C T R I C U T I L I T Y
LEVEL PAY PROGRAM