Budget Billing

To help you better budget your household, DS&O offers an optional Budget Billing service. By averaging the seasonal ups and downs of your energy usage, DS&O will figure out your average use and send you a bill for that amount.

Budget Billing is calculated each month based upon the average of the kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy used by the member for the previous eleven (11) months, plus the current month for which the bill is being rendered. Those kWh are then multiplied by the applicable rate. The Budget Billing Plan bill is not identical each month. The member is just less subject to high or low bill fluctuations.

All bills rendered by the cooperative to the member will be rendered at the same time and will become payable under the same conditions as any regular billing. The current bill rendered will show in addition to the average billing amount, a previous balance forward showing any debits or credits, whichever may be applicable. Each bill will also show the overage or underage of the amounts paid to date as compared to the cumulative actual usage in dollars, to date.

Two (2) levelized monthly payments made after the delinquent date, within a twelve (12) month period, will be cause for the discontinuation of the Budget Billing plan and any outstanding amount will be due under the regular payment terms. Late payment charges will be assessed on the budgeted amount, not on the actual current bill.

Member's account balance must be at or near a zero balance at least one time during the year. In the event the account does not meet this requirement, the cooperative shall have the right to revise the budgeted amount for the succeeding month to bring the account into balance with actual rates and consumption amounts.

Members' may withdraw from the Budget Billing plan anytime at the member's choosing. Upon withdrawing from the plan, all accumulated debits will become due and payable to the cooperative and any credits accumulated by the member will be paid to the member or applied to any current billing.

Any member choosing to withdraw from the Budget Billing plan or is discontinued for late payment shall remain out of the plan for twelve months before becoming eligible to reenter the plan.

Combine our Budget Billing service with any of our other convenient payment options including: EasyPay, or Pay by Phone.