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All Services- One Bill        
When comparing our utility charges to those of other providers, please remember that your City of Shelby bill may include charges for several services- water, wastewater collection, electric, natural gas, stormwater, security lighting, and waste disposal landfill charges.

Utility Service Area Maps:
Map of Water Service Area
Map of Electric Service Area                  
Map of Sewer Service Area    
Map of Natural Gas Service Area

Utility Rate Schedules:
Water Rate Schedule
Sewer Rate Schedule
Electric Rate Schedule
Natural Gas Rate Schedule
Stormwater Rate Schedule

Meter Readings and Billing Procedures

The Meter Service Technicians are responsible for the timely and accurate reading of approximately 30,000 residential, commercial and industrial meters.  A monthly meter reading provides accurate data, ensuring that customers are paying for the exact amount used.  Water meter readings are used as the basis for determining sewer bills.

It is the City's policy to read every utility meter each month. Meters are read on a cyclical basis, and monthly bills are mailed periodically throughout the month to each customer with a utility account.  Utility charges begin when the meter is installed. All installed meters are billed on active accounts. The reading dates are scheduled to fall within the same weekly period each month. The City will strive to maintain a billing cycle of no less than 25 days or more than 35 days in the billing period.

The City reserves the right to estimate usage when extenuating circumstances prevail. In the event that the meter is not read, the customer will receive a system-generated bill, which is calculated by considering past usage. However, it is the policy of the City not to estimate an account for two (2) consecutive months, unless unavoidable. Because the metering system is based on "continuous read" meters, estimating consumption for one month will not affect total consumption over a two-month period.

Utility bills are mailed to each customer once each month and are payable as of the bill date. We make every effort to give our customers a fair amount of time to pay their bills. If a customer’s bill has not been paid by their next billing month, a notice is printed on the bill stating the amount past due and a scheduled disconnect date.

In support of our commitment to quality customer service, The City of Shelby will install automated meter reading (AMR) devices on customer meters over the next several years. The AMR technology will allow us to read your meter remotely. AMR cuts down on re-reads and the need to estimate bills. A small battery-powered radio transmitter is installed on your meter that allows your meter to be read with a special handheld device.  Once the reading is collected, it is processed through our billing system.
Should you have questions or concerns about meter reading or billing procedures, please contact one of our Customer Service Representatives at 704.484.6866.

Payment Extensions

Payment options may be available prior to disconnection that will save the customer from additional fees. Contact with a customer service representative prior to disconnection is always more favorable than making arrangements after service is involuntarily interrupted. Any authorized customer listed on the utility account should make requests for extensions.  No more than one (1) payment extension will be granted in a three (3) month period.  If the customer does not honor the terms of the extension, they will not be granted another extension for a period twelve (12) months from the date of the breached arrangement.  If payment is not made as agreed to in the Payment Extension Agreement, service will be discontinued without further notice, and all payments, including any disconnect and reconnect charges, will be due and payable before reconnection.

Payment extensions will allow the customer to make their past due payment for a maximum period of two (2) full weeks from the disconnection date. Payment extensions are not granted on a customer’s first bill at a location.