A closer look at
pages 1 and 2 of your bill
A Your account number; date the bill was produced;
and amount due.
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B An account summary – showing your past billing
and payment activity – your current charges and bill
due date.
C If you are enrolled in Budget Billing, your Budget B
Billing summary displays your plan end month,
current month’s installment, actual charges since
you started your budget year, budget amounts billed
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thus far and the difference between your actual
charges and the budget amount billed. Interested in
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enrolling? Visit nyseg.com or call us to learn more. C
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Any Miscellaneous Charges, including payment and
billing services charges, are not part of your monthly
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budget calculation, but are added to your total
monthly bill.
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D Your account number, billing due date and
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amount due.
E If you are enrolled in Autopay,
AUTOPAY will display here. With
Autopay, NYSEG will automatically
deduct your payment from your
checking account 23 days after
we mail your bill. Visit nyseg.com
to learn more. If you are not
enrolled in Autopay, write the F D
amount you are paying here.
F Special bill messages with
information specific to your
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NYSEG service, energy usage
and safety tips.
G How to contact us and
information on where to send
correspondence or your payment.
H You can notify us of a change to
your mailing and contact G
information and enroll in
Autopay by completing this
form located on the back of your
payment stub. You can also enroll
in Autopay online at nyseg.com.
This bill is for illustrative purposes only.
A closer look at
page 3 of your bill
I Symbols for electricity and natural gas service
appear here so you can quickly find and review
charges in each section. In addition, you’ll see your
rate and supply choice – this bill is for a residential
customer enrolled in NYSEG’s Supply Service
(purchasing electricity supply from NYSEG at a
variable market-based price) and NYSEG Sales Service I J
(purchasing natural gas supply from NYSEG at a
market-based price). To learn more about supply
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choice visit nyseg.com.
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J Here you will find the time period you are being
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billed for and your Point of Delivery ID (PoD ID) –
an essential number to give to energy suppliers
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other than NYSEG (also known as energy services
companies or ESCOs) if you choose to do business
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with them. M
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K Your meter reading chart shows whether your
current and previous meter readings were actual,
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estimated, customer readings or if a reading was not O
available (Actual, Estimated, Customer or No reading).
L As required by state law, utilities must collect a
special state assessment from all customers for the
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state’s general fund. The SBC/RPS charge is the
System Benefits and Renewable Portfolio Standard
charge. The SBC/RPS is used to fund energy K
efficiency programs, assistance for low-income
customers and energy research. It also includes the
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard, which funds
rebates that encourage people to buy and install
high-efficiency energy appliances.
M You can purchase your electricity and/or natural gas
supply from NYSEG at a variable price or from an L
ESCO. NYSEG natural gas supply prices take effect
on the first of each month, so if your billing period
spans two months, you will see two supply prices
listed. Your energy supply charge (per kilowatt-hour This bill is for illustrative purposes only.
or therm) is the amount you need to compare to
offers you may receive. NYSEG makes no profit on
supply charges, and with any choice you make,
NYSEG will continue to deliver your energy safely
and reliably.
N Customers who purchase their electricity and/or
natural gas supply from NYSEG pay a merchant
function charge.
O Electricity taxes are listed separately.
A closer look at
pages 4 and 5 of your bill
P Natural gas taxes are listed separately.
Q Your usage chart information enables you to
compare your current energy use to the last
12 months, along with the average temperature and
daily energy use during the current billing period to
the comparable period last year. On the top of each
bar is a letter indicating the type of meter reading. M
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R Terms and definitions. Descriptions of terms
found on your bill can be found here, plus payment
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information. P
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