The number of Utility services you have is based upon where you live. If you live inside the city limits of Tacoma, your bill could have five services: electricity, water, garbage/recycling, wastewater and surface water.
Explanation of bill details
- The customer name and service address are in the upper left corner of the bill.
- Service From and Service To are the dates of service covered by the bill.
- Current Read is the meter reading on your current bill; the Previous Read column is the meter reading from your last bill.
- MULT column is the meter multiplier.
- Consumption column is the number of kilowatt-hours or the number of units of water used for your current bill.
- Account number, bill date and date due are in the upper middle section of the bill.
- Amount due is in the upper right corner of the bill.
- Energy Use reflects the costs associated with purchasing or generating electricity.
- Delivery reflects the costs relating to poles, lines, transformers, etc., associated with delivering electricity from its source to your home.
- Monthly customer charge includes costs for all the administrative functions which include, but are not limited to, reading your meter, producing your bill and mailing it to you.
- Solid Waste appears on the bill with the size of the can you have listed.
- Wastewater and Surface Water are also listed on the bill.
- Taxes included in your electric charges.
- Resource Use lets you track your yearly use of electricity and water.
- Summary summarizes your account information.
- Payment stub should be returned with your payment. It shows your account number, date due and amount due.
Electricity - Your residential rate is stated on your bill. Learn more about power rates.
Water - Water is measured in units of 100 cubic feet (ccf). A unit is about 748 gallons of water. The cost per unit of water is determined by the time of year, amount of use and where you live. Learn more about water rates.
Solid waste/recycling, wastewater and surface water are provided as a service of the City of Tacoma Environmental Services. Learn more about your garbage/recycling, wastewater and surface water services.
