Payment Services
Easy Ways to Pay!
Budget Billing
- Why switch to Budget Billing?
- Who qualifies for Budget Billing?
- What if I miss a monthly budget
payment?
- Will my monthly CPI statement
look different?
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Who is eligible?
- What are the benefits?
1. Why should I switch to the
budget billing plan?
- No more wondering or guessing what your electric bill
will be... no surprises.
- It's easier to plan monthly expenses when you know your
average budget payment amount.
- No large fluctuations between winter and summer electric
bills.
- No big "catch-up month" each year.
- You may switch back to the regular payment plan by calling
CPI. Any balance due will be payable at that time; credits
will be applied to future electric bills.
2.
Who qualifies for Budget Billing?
- Only CPI residential accounts can be billed on the Budget
Billing Plan.
- An account must have a zero balance before it can be
placed on this plan.
- You must be a CPI customer for one year so that a 12
month history can be established on which to base the bill.
3. What if I miss a monthly budget
payment?
Budget Billing will work for you only if you pay the BUDGET
AMOUNT each month. If you miss a monthly budget payment,
your account can be placed back on the regular billing
system. Any past due amounts will be due in full, and the
account will be subject to normal disconnection procedures
if the past due amount is not paid.
4. Will my monthly CPI statement
look different when I'm on the Budget Billing Plan?
Yes, there are a few changes. This example (sample statement
shown below) explains the three different amounts that
will appear on each budget billing statement. Remember,
you pay only the BUDGET AMOUNT when you are on this plan.
TOTAL
METERED CHARGES - This amount is for
your information only. It is the amount you actually
used during the billing period. This is what your bill
would be if you were not on the Budget Billing Plan.
LAST
MONTH'S BILL -This indicates any credit
you have accrued (if it has a "CR") or the
balance due you have built up, based on your actual
usage. This is the amount you would owe if you were
not on the Budget Billing Plan.
PAYMENTS
POSTED - Any payments made since last
month's billing will appear here.
BUDGET
AMOUNT - This is the amount due. It
is an average of your past twelve months' electric
usage. It will vary a few dollars each month because
it is based on current, actual usage. By paying the
BUDGET AMOUNT each and every month, the amount you
owe and the payments you make will balance out over
the twelve month period. With this rolling average
system, there's never a catch up month.
Electronic Funds Transfer
Instead of writing checks and worrying about stamps,
CPI offers electronic funds transfer.
Each month the amount you owe is deducted from your bank
account. You'll still receive a billing statement before
the funds are withdrawn from your account. You'll have
plenty of time to check your bill before it's paid.
Who is Eligible?
All CPI members are eligible to use this program. As long
as you have a checking or savings account and are a member
in good standing you may participate.
What are the benefits of this
program?
- Save time and money-- no checks to write and mail.
- You don't have to pay postage.
- Don't worry about payments being late or lost.
- Your payment is automatically deducted from your bank
account unless you tell us otherwise.
- It's a free service. Nothing is added to your bill.
Enrolling is easy. To enroll follow these steps:
- Click here and print
out the authorization form.
- Fill out the form.
- Enclose a voided deposit slip or voided or cancelled
check from the checking or savings account you'll be
using.
- Return the completed form and voided slip to Consumers
Power.
Credit Card Billing
Consumers Power accepts Visa and MasterCard. Choose to
pay your bill each month with a credit card, or use it
to purchase any of the products and services we offer.
To put your monthly electric bill on a credit card simply
call CPI and we'll send you a form to fill out or stop
by the office and use your credit card in person. Which
ever you choose it's easy and just one more program CPI
has initiated to give our members choice.
e-Bill
Pay your bills online with our new e-Bill
online payment system.
Pay Stations
Albany
Albertson's
Postal Connections (Fred Meyers)
Corvallis
Chintimini Senior Center
OSU Bookstore
Rice's Pharmacy
Lebanon
CPI Office
Monroe
Sterling Savings
Philomath
Thriftway
Scio
Sterling Savings
Pay by Telephone with Tele-Pay
Pick up the phone.
Dial CPI's phone number
Select option #5 for
Automated Billing Services. Have your CPI account number
available
The Tele-Pay system will report your last payment information,
account balance and due date.
If you choose, you can make a credit card payment using
Visa or Mastercard.
Tele-pay is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
CPI's phone numbers are 541-929-3124 or 800-872-9036.
For on-line bill payment see e-bill
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