No. If you have a balance on your account and want to convert to prepay billing, South Central will allow you to pay the balance over a period of time. 50% of your energy payments will be applied to your old balance until you have paid the account balance in full.
It's up to you! You can buy energy to last for a few days or several months. Similar to filling up your gas tank, you can put small amounts every few days or you can "fill up" the tank.
Traditionally, customers receive a utility bill at the end of the month for all of the electricity they used in the past 30 days. Pre-paid billing works the other way.
The program allows you to:
Choose how much and how often you want to pay before you use the electricity
Control your budget and pay how much you want, when you want
There are no security deposits. Your usage and balance are calculated daily, so there are no monthly bills.
If your funds run out:
Your service will be automatically disconnected
You will be notified by phone or email that service has been cut off
You can purchase more power online or by phone any time of day, 7 days a week
Your power will be restored the same day and you won't be charged a reconnection fee