THE WIRE
Summer 2017
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Of all the ways you can pay your bill, choose the easiest Sign up today for TID’s Automated Bill Pay program and rest easy There is nothing wrong with paying your TID
How can Automated Bill Pay (ABP) benefit me?
electric service bill by mailing a check or paying in person at our offices every month. But your life is busy, right? That’s why
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mailing checks to TID or paying in
we owe it to you to inform you of TID’s
person
Automated Bill Pay program. The voluntary program eliminates your need to process
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Money Saver: Your postage stamp
your TID bill and allows TID to automatically
and check purchases are less
deduct funds from your bank account.
frequent
Enrolling today is easy. Simply attach the completed form below to a voided personal check, then mail the form and voided check
E-bills: the easy way to access your electric account
Time Saver: No more writing/
with your TID bill payment (or deliver it to our offices in Turlock, Ceres or Patterson).
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Stress Reducer: Your bill is always paid on time and you know the payment amount beforehand
Learn more today at tid.org/autobillpay cut along dotted line
Date
Automated Bill Pay Authorization
Want to view your electric bill online, make a quick payment free of charge, or change the method in which you are
Financial Institution
Checking Account Number
notified of your monthly bill amount? And wouldn’t it be nice to be able to do all
Financial Institution’s Address
this from your home computer any hour of the day, any day of the week?
Your Name (please print)
Daytime Telephone Number
Thanks to improvements to our E-bills online payment portal, you can do all of the above without a convenience fee.
Your Address
There is a short process to register/ verify your account, but once you are
Name on TID Account
TID Account Number
TID Account Holder’s Signature
Financial Institute Account Holder’s Signature
registered, you’re that much closer to managing your account online. Check it out for yourself today at
ebills.tid.org To submit, attach this completed form to a personal check on which you have written “VOID”, and mail the form and voided check with your TID bill payment (or deliver to our offices). Please note: it may take one billing cycle for Automated Bill Pay to take effect.
2016 POWER CONTENT LABEL Turlock Irrigation District ENERGY RESOURCES Eligible Renewable Biomass & biowaste Geothermal Eligible hydroelectric Solar Wind Coal Large Hydroelectric Natural Gas Nuclear Other Unspecified sources of power* TOTAL
The Wire | Summer 2017
Power Mix
2016 CA Power Mix**
24%
25%
4% 21% 30% 0% 0% 21% 100%
0% 3% 2% 0% 19%
4% 10% 37% 9% 0% 15% 100%
PO Box 949 Turlock, CA 95381 @TurlockID 209.883.8300
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2% 4% 2% 8% 9%
* "Unspecified sources of power" means electricity from transactions that are not traceable to specific generation sources.
** Percentages are estimated annually by the California Energy Commission based on the electricity sold to California consumers during the identified year. For specific information about this electricity product, contact: For general information about the Power Content Label, contact the California Energy Commission at:
Turlock Irrigation District 209-883-8362 California Energy Commission 844-421-6229 http://www.energy.ca.gov/pcl/
Money-Saving Tips to Keep Cool Use fans or ceiling fans instead of the central A/C
Seal doors and windows to maximize cold air
TID celebrates 130 years of serving the region On June 6 this year, TID celebrated 130
the dream of irrigation plus public power
years of serving this region. We began as
continues to be a reality for the hundreds of
an irrigation district in 1887, but became
thousands of people who receive services
so much more in 1923 when we started
from us. To celebrate our historic founding
generating and delivering reliable and
as California’s first irrigation district, we have
affordable public power to the region.
$10 DVDs and $15 Blu -ray discs of our 2012 documentary film, The Irrigationist, available
Set your thermostat comfortably high
It’s tough to imagine where this region
for purchase at our Customer Service
would be without the perseverance, sacrifice
offices in Turlock, Ceres and Patterson.
and hard work of those visionary forefathers
Plus, later this year, we will release a coffee
who formed TID. They wanted a better
table-style photo book with rarely seen
life. They pressed on at all costs. And now
images of the District’s history.
SAV NGS
LED BULBS USE 75% LESS ENERGY
$10 rebate when you purchase ENERGY STAR® LED bulbs
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