What is Levelized Billing?

When it comes to your sometimes high, sometimes lower electric bills, do you feel like you’re on a roller coaster? You can think of levelized billing as a shock absorber for “roller coaster weather”, when temperatures take your electric bill for a ride. Levelized Billing won’t reduce the amount of electricity you use, lower what you owe Pioneer Electric or even make your bill the same amount every month. What it will do is stabilize your monthly electric bills by billing you for your average monthly use.

How Does It Work?

• When you take advantage of Levelized Billing, you are simply charged and average of your past 12 months use.
• Each month your latest meter reading, representing your most recent electric use, is averages with your past 11 months use. Your next bill is then based upon that average.
• Your bill will continue to show what your kilowatt hour use is, as well as what your payment would be with and without Levelized Billing.
• True to its name, your bill will be levelized, therefore, your payment will vary slightly each month because it will be the average of the past 12 months.
• You’ll love Levelized Billing because it will help keep your bills manageable and help you budget your utility expenses, especially during the hottest and coldest months.

Who Qualifies? 

• Members who have maintained excellent credit for the past 12 months.

To continue on Levelized Billing, a member must:

• Pay the levelized bill amount in full by the late date. You’ll need to pay the levelized bill amount, even though your account total may show a credit. High use months will quickly consume any credit.
• Always pay on time. After three times of being late with payment, a member will lose the Levelized Billing privileges and the total amount on the account will be owed to Pioneer Electric.

How do I begin and end Levelized billing?

Simply complete enrollment form Levelized Billing Application  and return it to Pioneer’s customer service office. If it is not signed in the presence of a Pioneer customer service representative, it must be witnessed and notarized. Should you ever want to stop Levelized Billing, simple contact our customer service department.