Estimated reads for water and electric meters

Due to the heavy snow, ice, and rain, many electric and water meters have been inaccessible to the meter reader. Consequently, the Petersburg Borough will be estimating many meter readings for utility bills for the month of December.  If your meter reading has been estimated, it will say so on your utility bill. When an estimate has  been done, the Borough’s utility software automatically calculates the estimation using the  following process: 

• The program takes the previous month’s usage and number of billing days, and the usage and number of billing days for the same month of last year. 
• The total usage of these two sample months is then divided by the total number of billing days to come up with an average daily usage for your home or business at this time of year.
• The resulting daily usage estimate is then multiplied by the number of billing days for  this month to come up with the final estimated billing for the month. 

If your billing is estimated, there will be a billing “true up” next month when an actual reading can be taken and applied to your account. For most customers, this will result in an abnormal monthly bill when the actual reading is possible, but please know that the charges will reflect the 
amount of power or water/sewer that you have used since the estimate occurred. 

If you have any questions regarding your billing, please contact the Borough Finance Department at 907-772-4425