BILLING OPTIONS

Trico’s Pay As You Go program is as simple as it sounds: Members pay for electricity before it is used, then use the electricity until the credit expires.

Pay As You Go is a self-managed program. You purchase electricity before you use it. Payments can be made when you want – online, over the phone, on the SmartHub app or in person at Trico’s office. When your account runs low, you will get an alert by email, text or phone call.

With Pay As You Go, Members will be able to avoid deposits, due dates and reconnect fees. Members are responsible for keeping up to date on their account and should ensure that it always has a credit balance. Members can access their prepaid account balances and monitor usage online at trico.smarthub.coop or on the SmartHub App.

While Pay As You Go is a great program, it may not be suitable to all Members and is not available to non‑residential, Time‑of-Use, Net Metering, Distributed Generation (DG) Energy Export, or critical load (medical necessity) customers or those participating in the Budget Billing program.

If you are interested in joining Pay As You Go, please complete one of the forms below and submit it to memberservices@trico.coop.  

Budget Billing is an optional Trico payment plan that allows you to pay for your electric use in equal monthly installments. We offer two options, Levelized Budget and Fixed Budget.