Skip to main content
Log in | Pay Bill
Current Outages
New Service/Disconnect
Contact Us
Scam Alerts
NGEMC Store
Home

Latest

  • Does solar make "cents" for you? 
  • Is your power out? Could it be your breaker? Find out now. 
1 of 2 
Menu
  • Home
  • My Account
  • My Co-op
  • Outages
  • Information
  • Store

How to Pay my Bill

Your Account Online

Our Member Service Center allows you to view and pay your bill, update your information, track energy usage, report outages, and more. 

Sign In

Notice Regarding DOXO Pay

DOXO Pay is not affiliated with NGEMC. While payments made through their service do come to NGEMC, it will take 3 to 10 days for the payment to post to your account. Members seeking 24/7 payment options that will post immediately to their accounts are encouraged to use one of the options listed below.

Billing and Payment Options

E-bill

E-bill is a free option for any NGEMC customer interested in receiving and reviewing their electric bill securely over the Internet. Using E-bill, you will receive an E-bill notification on the bill date.

  • 24-Hour Access: Your statement will be sent to your email and will be available to you anytime, day or night.
  • Record Keeping: You can store and access your statement on your computer’s hard drive for future reference and retrieve past statements through our online secure server.
  • Environmentally Friendly: E-bill eliminates paper billing and the resources it takes to make and deliver your bill each month.
Bank Draft

Pay your bill automatically each month from your checking account. You still receive a bill ahead of time denoting the amount that will be drafted on the due date. Sign up for bank draft at any office or online.

Levelized billing

Levelized billing makes your bill amounts predictable and more consistent year-round. Because it is based on a rolling average of the current and previous 11-month period, the amount due will fluctuate slightly.

Your actual energy use will continue to show on your bill and on our online usage graphs so you can still monitor the amount of electricity your home consumes.

To participate in levelized billing you must

  1. Be an NGEMC member for at least 12 months at the same service address,
  2. Have a zero balance, and
  3. Keep your account current.

Log in to your account to sign up. 

E-Check- 24/7 Option

Pay online or over the phone 24/7 with our electronic checking service. Simply set up a profile online or over the phone (you will need your banking and bill account information) and you will be able to make your payment any day, anytime at your convenience. When paying by E-Check, be prepared to provide the following required information: driver’s license number, bank routing number, bank account number, date of birth, phone number and the type of account (checking or savings).

Payment options are unavailable nightly between 11:49 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. and on the last day of the month from 9:59 pm to 12:01 a.m for system processing. 

Free Mobile App- 24/7 Option

The My NGEMC Account App for Android™ and Apple™ makes it easier than ever to do business with us. With this free app, you can do the following: 

  • Report Power Outages
  • Make Payments
  • Update Account Information
  • Manage Alerts & Reminders
  • Receive Notifications
  • View Electricity Use 

Download the app from Google Play or the App Store. 

The NGEMC Mobile App is free to download and install. If you have more questions about the NGEMC Mobile App, visit our FAQ page.

Payment options are unavailable nightly between 11:49 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. and on the last day of the month from 9:59 pm to 12:01 a.m for system processing. 

Credit or Debit Card

Use your VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express to pay your electric bill either online or over the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Credit card payments can be made over the phone, online, in our lobbies, or at any of our self-serve kiosks located at our offices in Dalton, Fort Oglethorpe and Calhoun. There is a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $2000 per billing period when paying your bill by credit or debit card.

CheckOut- Pay at your neighborhood retailer

NGEMC members can now pay their bill at the cash register of dozens of retail locations throughout our seven-county service area. The CheckOut service allows members to pay their bills at any of the locations listed on their website. A $1.50 convenience fee will be collected by our third-party retail partners on every transaction.

TO GET STARTED: Visit the Checkout homepage and enter your NGEMC account number to get your barcode. Please note that this is different from the barcode printed on your NGEMC bill. Bring this barcode with you to one of our participating retail locations. The cashier will scan your barcode and enter the amount you would like to pay. Your payment will post to your account within a matter of minutes.

The Checkout Service is available for both regular and Prepay accounts.

Please note: this option is meant to give our members one of many ways to conveniently pay their bill. NGEMC will NEVER call you to demand immediate payment or instruct to load a prepaid card at a specific retailer and return our call with the card number. Similar scams have been in operation in the past. Visit our Scam Alert page for more details.

Self-Service Payment Centers- 24/7 Option

Self-service payment centers are located at NGEMC offices in Dalton, Calhoun, Fort Oglethorpe, and Trion. These touchscreen stations accept cash, credit/debit card, and check.

Change is not given for cash payments; instead a bill credit is applied.

Payments to NGEMC made through the payment kiosks are posted immediately. 

These kiosks also accept other utility and mortgage payments. Fees for making other types of payments vary depending on the business arrangement with the kiosk vendor. These other types of payments are typically posted next day.

Payment options are unavailable nightly between 11:49 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. and on the last day of the month from 9:59 pm to 12:01 a.m. for system processing.  

Locations:

Dalton office drive-thru
1850 Cleveland Hwy.
Dalton, GA 30721

Fort Oglethorpe drive-thru
3368 Battlefield Pkwy.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Calhoun office drive-thru
1128 S. Wall St.
Calhoun, GA 30701

Trion office drive-thru
13822 Hwy. 27
Trion, GA 30753

Mail, drop box, and drive-thru attendants

Bills can be mailed or placed in our 24 hour drop boxes.

Find locations and hours for NGEMC offices.

Self-service kiosks are located at all NGEMC office drive-throughs and are accessible 24/7/365.

Important to know if paying by check

NGEMC customers who provide a check as a payment authorize North Georgia EMC either to use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.

When we use information from your check to make an electronic funds transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day we receive your payment and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.

If you have questions about the check conversion process, please call our member services representatives at any office. 

A note on 24-7 payment options

Payment options are unavailable nightly between 11:49 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. and on the last day of the month from 9:59 pm to 12:01 a.m for system processing. 

NGEMC Prepay Power

  • How it works.
  • Frequently Asked Questions

North Georgia EMC now offers Prepay Power as a bill payment option for our residential customers.

To get started, just pay:
  • A $25 deposit;
  • Advanced payment toward your energy use of at least $25;
  • One-time connection fee of $20;
  • Monthly program fee of $5.
  • $10 membership (if not a current member)
  • $3 per applicant (identity verification)
Stay ahead- pay ahead:
  • Make payments of any amount at any time you wish.
  • Multiple payment options are available. Payments via a Member Service Specialist must be $25 or greater. All other payment venues may be any amount.
  • Receive a text or email when your account balance gets below a specified amount.
  • Monitor your account balance and daily energy use through our Online Member Services Center or through our mobile app for iPhone and Android: My NGEMC Account.
Immediate payment posting venues:

Pay Site kiosks

Locations include the 24/7/365 drive-thru kiosks at NGEMC's Dalton, Calhoun and Fort Oglethorpe offices; kiosks in the Dalton and Fort Oglethorpe office lobbies open during normal business hours. 

Online NGEMC Member Service Center 

 24/7/365 pay via E-Check or with a debit/credit card.

Mobile app 

 24/7/365 pay via E-Check or with a debit/credit card.

Office 

Lobbies and drive thrus: Calhoun, Dalton, and Fort Oglethorpe open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; Trion open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. ($25 minimum payment required for Prepay Power accounts through a Member Service Specialist.)

Phone 

24/7/365 with our automated phone service or with a Member Service Specialist. ($25 minimum payment required for Prepay Power account with a Member Service Specialist.)

Delayed payment posting venues:

Night drop

Checks only, 24/7/365, payment will not post until the next business day. $25 minimum payment required for Prepay Power accounts through night drop payments.

Bank payments or online bank payments

Payments posted upon receipt of funds to cooperative.

Mail 

Posted upon receipt of funds to cooperative.

Notification system:

Alert options for push notification or e-mail are:

  • Account profile change — sends alert any time customer information is changed.
  • Returned check alert — sends alert to notify of returned item.
  • Payment confirmation — notice of payment posting.
  • Service connected — alerts service is active.
  • Service disconnected — alerts service is disconnected.
  • Service reconnected — alerts the service is reconnected after being disconnected.
  • Low balance threshold reached — you select the amount for notification.  Select an amount that would give you time to pay before disconnection.
  • Balance and energy use alert — receive your balance and energy use daily.
  • High energy use alert — you set the dollar amount per day that you expect.  If the daily use is exceeded, you will get an alert.
  • Pending auto-disconnect — alerts the service is being disconnected.
Who is eligible to participate?

Residential members in homes served by a standard-size electronic meter are eligible to participate in Prepay Power. Commercial accounts, accounts with heavy duty meters, or CT meters are not eligible for Prepay Power. 

Is a minimum payment or account balance required?

When signing up for Prepay Power, you will pay a minimum advanced payment of $25. After that, you make payments in any amount you wish. As long as you maintain a positive account balance, you are not required to maintain a minimum account balance. If your power is ever disconnected because your account balance reaches $0, you will once again make a minimum payment of $25 with no reconnect fee.

Will I get a monthly bill?

Because you pay ahead and because you pick the payment amount, you will not receive a monthly bill. You can log on to your account any time through our secure website and monitor your daily or monthly energy use.

How will I know if my account balance is getting low?

With Prepay Power, you can sign up to receive text and/or email alerts. These alerts will notify you when your account reaches a specified amount. You select the amount for notification based on the time you need to pay before disconnection. You will also be alerted if your account is disconnected and when it is reconnected. You can manage your alerts and reminders using the NGEMC mobile app or our Online Member Services Center.

How soon are payments credited to my Prepay Power account?

Payments made online; over the phone; by mobile app; at self-service Pay Site kiosks in NGEMC’s Calhoun, Dalton and Fort Oglethorpe offices; or to an NGEMC cashier will be credited immediately to your Prepay Power account. Payments made by mail, night deposit, or bank will be posted upon receipt of funds. 

When is my Prepay Power account subject for disconnection?

Immediate disconnection of service will occur any time the prepay balance reaches $0.

If I am disconnected, do I pay a fee to have my meter reconnected?

While no reconnect fee is required, you will need to pay an amount that will secure a $25 credit balance. Your service will be reconnected within a reasonable amount of time after the payment is made. Disconnected accounts are closed and finalized after 7 days. To reconnect a closed account, you would reapply for service. 

Can I convert to standard billing at any time?

Yes, but your deposit may be reevaluated based on two times the average monthly use at your residence.

Tags
  • how to pay
  • payment methods
  • bill payment
  • power bill
  • Bank Draft
  • Credit card
  • debit card
  • fees
  • kiosk
  • self service
  • Prepaid billing FAQ
  • Back to Top

    Quick Links

    • Current Rates
    • Scam Alerts and Reporting
    • Current Weather
    • Careers
    • Bylaws
    • Service Rules and Regulations
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Statements
    • Employee Login
    Tree Line USA Logo

    A TREE LINE USA UTILITY

    Follow us

    North Georgia EMC is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 

    North Georgia EMC es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

    ©2023 North Georgia EMC. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative

    • Home
    • My Account
      • My Home
        • New Service
        • Outdoor Lighting
        • WattSun's World of Energy
      • My Business
        • New Service
        • Economic Development
        • Outdoor Lighting
        • ePower News
        • Renewable Energy
      • Current Rates
      • How to pay my bill
    • My Co-op
      • About Us
      • Newsroom
      • My Community
        • ORU
        • Educaton
      • Vegetation Management Services
    • Outages
      • Prep Center
      • Current Outages
      • Recovery and Safety
    • Information
      • Membership
      • FAQ's
    • NGEMC Store
    • EMC Security
    • Scam Alerts
    • NGEMC Careers
    • Bylaws
    • Service Rules and Regulations
    • Website Accessibility
    • Privacy Policy