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Understand Your Utility Bill

How to read your Combined Utilities bill: each line, in the order it appears on your statement.

Example Bill

CITY OF PARIS COMBINED UTILITIESExample bill
  1. SERVICE PERIOD · ACCOUNT IDThe dates this bill covers, and your account ID. Have the ID ready when you pay by phone.
  2. WATERMonthly customer charge plus the gallons of water you used.
  3. SEWERMonthly customer charge plus a charge based on the gallons of water you used.
  4. ELECTRICThe kilowatt-hours (kWh) you used times the energy rate.
  5. ADJUSTMENTThe Power Cost Adjustment. It can go up or down each month with wholesale power costs.
  6. ELECTRIC SURCHARGEThe meter fee. Every electric account has one.
  7. 911 ASSESSMENTThe E-911 fee on every water meter.
  8. OTHER TAXA 3% school tax. Business accounts also pay a 6% sales tax.
TOTAL DUE NOWYour full balance.
DUE DATEThe 15th of the month, by close of business.
AFTER DUE DATE PAYThe amount owed after the 15th, with the penalty added.
How to read your bill: each line, in the order it appears on your statement. The labels match your bill. This is an example, not a real account.

More About Some Charges

  • Electric. Includes your monthly service charge plus the kilowatt-hours (kWh) you used times the energy rate.
  • Water and sewer. Each has a monthly customer charge plus a charge for each 1,000 gallons. Sewer is billed on the gallons of water you use.
  • E-911 fee (911 Assessment). It funds the City’s share of 911 emergency operations through the Paris-Bourbon County E911 Board.
  • Electric surcharge. Utility Billing staff call it the meter fee.
  • Current rates. See Current Utility Rates on the Combined Utilities page.

Power Cost Adjustment

An increase or decrease based on what the City pays its wholesale energy provider. It lets the bill reflect changing fuel and power costs without changing the base rate often. The City does not make a profit from it.

Power Cost Adjustment: Common Questions

What is the Power Cost Adjustment?

It is an increase or decrease in electric costs to our customers, based on what the City pays its wholesale energy provider. It is a separate charge from the customer’s base rate.

What changes the Power Cost Adjustment?
  • The City of Paris monthly energy rate
  • The energy bill from the wholesale energy provider
  • Credits from any energy generated by the City of Paris Power Plant
  • Fuel purchased to generate energy at the City of Paris Power Plant
Where can I find the Power Cost Adjustment on my bill?

It is the Adjustment line, listed right below the Electric line. See line 5 in the bill example above.

Why is the Power Cost Adjustment necessary?

Fuel and power costs make up a large part of the cost of generating electricity, and these prices can change a lot over short periods of time. The adjustment lets the utility reflect those changes without frequently changing the monthly energy rates.

Does the City make a profit from the Power Cost Adjustment?

No. The Power Cost Adjustment only reflects the cost of fuel and purchased power. Locally owned municipal utilities are nonprofit organizations.

More questions? Call Utility Billing at (859) 987-2110.

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Page last updated: October 19, 2026