Fixed Amount Bill (Wisconsin)

With Fixed Amount Bill, you pay the same amount every month. There are no fluctuations or surprises, just a consistent bill that makes it easy to budget. It's like Budget Billing, except you don’t have to pay the difference between what you used and what you paid for at the end of your contract.

How it works

• We'll review your energy costs over the last 12 months and offer you a fixed amount to pay each month (before taxes and fees). If you've just moved in, we'll base your amount on estimates.
• You pay the same amount every month for 12 months.
• After 12 payments, we’ll calculate a new monthly amount for you for the next year. Your account will not have a balance due.
• At this time, you can decide whether to continue on Fixed Amount Bill with your new monthly amount or withdraw from the program.
• Fees may apply if you choose to end the contract early.

Who can participate in Fixed Amount Bill?

• You must be an Alliant Energy residential electric customer in Wisconsin.
• Customers already enrolled in Budget Billing or Nights and Weekends are not eligible.

We may remove you from Fixed Amount Bill for nonpayment or consistently high energy use. If we remove you from the program, there is a waiting period to reapply.

Ready to enroll?

• Review the terms and conditions below.
• Call us at 1-800-ALLIANT (800-255-4268) to find out what your monthly fixed amount would be.
• If you choose, you can sign up right away over the phone. Your fixed amount will become active on your next billing cycle.

How do you calculate my fixed amount?

Your bill is based on your past electricity usage. We calculate your monthly amount to protect you from higher bills due to unpredictable weather and increases in energy costs. Your quote does not exceed 10% above standard rates per kilowatt hour.

What if I use more or less energy than I paid for?

Every 12 months, we'll look at your Fixed Amount Bill account to see whether to adjust your bill.

• If you used more energy than you paid for, you can expect your bill to go up.
• If you used less than you paid for, you can expect your bill to go down.

If you use more than 50% above your calculated amount, you’ll see an alert on your bill. If extreme high usage continues, we may drop you from the program and you’ll be responsible for the balance between what you paid and what you used.

How do I withdraw from the program?

Fixed Amount Bill is based on a 12-month cycle. You can withdraw from the program during the first or twelfth month without penalty. Contact us at 1-800-ALLIANT (800-255-4268) to cancel your enrollment.

If you choose to withdraw from the program midcycle, you may be subject to an $30 early termination fee. You may also be charged the difference between your electric usage and payments. You will need to wait six months to reapply for the program.

• By choosing to participate in Alliant Energy’s Fixed Amount Bill rate plan, you agree to pay the monthly Fixed Amount Bill amount for electric service to your premise address for the 12-month contract period, beginning with your next monthly electric service bill.
• Subject to other applicable laws and regulations, your participation in the Fixed Amount Bill rate plan will continue automatically until you withdraw or cease to be eligible for the plan (for example, if your service is disconnected for nonpayment).
• Before the end of each 12-month period, Alliant Energy will notify you of the new monthly Fixed Amount Bill amount for the next 12-month period. If, at the end of each 12-month period, you wish to withdraw from the plan, you must notify Alliant Energy of your decision, and you will not be required to pay any additional amount in connection with the plan. Unless you notify Alliant Energy, we will continue to bill you at the most recently quoted Fixed Amount Bill rate.
• If at any time before the end of the 12-month contract period, you move from the address (involuntary withdrawal), there will be no fee assessed, but you will still be subject to a “true-up” to actual usage under the standard rate. If you choose to leave the program or Alliant Energy removes you from the Fixed Amount Bill rate plan, you will incur a $30 termination fee. In addition, Alliant Energy will bill or credit you for the amount of electricity you actually used under the Standard Residential rate (Rg-1). If the actual amount of electricity used is greater than the amount for which you have been billed under this plan, you must pay the difference. If the actual amount of electricity used is less than you have been billed under this plan, Alliant Energy will refund you the difference.
• You will not receive any refund or credits for amounts paid under the Fixed Amount Bill rate plan for any power outages or other unavailability of service for any reason whatsoever.
• These Fixed Amount Bill terms apply only for electric service to the designated premise address. Under no circumstances can Fixed Amount Bill terms determined for one address be transferred to another address.
• Your Fixed Amount Bill amount is based on the actual electricity used for the designated premise address over the past 12 months, as adjusted to reflect normal weather conditions and usage patterns. The monthly Fixed Amount Bill amount also includes a charge to cover financial, weather and other risks. The above described adjustments and charges are subject to regulatory limitations, but Alliant Energy may otherwise increase or decrease them for any new contract period.
• Alliant Energy periodically reviews routes by which it reads customers’ meters to ensure they are in line with traffic patterns and efficiency goals. If Alliant Energy reviews your neighborhood, the date on which it reads your meter may change. Should this happen, you may see an adjustment in your Fixed Amount Bill amount for the next billing period. This adjustment reflects only a change in the number of days in this billing period, and you will continue to receive your Fixed Amount Bill monthly rate after this adjusted billing.
• If a customer’s recorded usage exceeds expected usage by at least 50%, the company may, at its discretion, return the customer to the standard tariff for the remaining months of the Fixed Amount Bill contract.
• Your Fixed Amount Bill quote does not include other taxes and mandated charges.