Nebraska Natural Gas Customer Handbook - Black Hills Energy
Nebraska Natural Gas Customer Handbook - Black Hills Energy
Nebraska Natural Gas Customer Handbook - Black Hills Energy
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14<br />
<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Meter (continued)<br />
Self-read <strong>Customer</strong>s<br />
If you are set up as a self-read customer, we will send<br />
you a letter each month, in a separate mailing from<br />
your bill, reminding you how and when to read your<br />
natural gas meter. If your meter is inside and you are<br />
set up as a self-read customer, please make sure your<br />
window card is up on the days scheduled. You may<br />
also call in your read to our easy-to-use automated<br />
customer service line at 888-890-5554 or use the<br />
secure online entry at www.blackhillsenergy.com.<br />
If we do not receive a company or customer monthly<br />
meter read, we will estimate your bill based on usage<br />
history, weather and other factors. When an actual<br />
reading is obtained, we’ll then adjust your bill to show<br />
actual usage.<br />
Farm Taps<br />
If you are a “farm tap” customer, it means that the<br />
interstate pipeline has agreed to provide you with<br />
natural gas from a pipeline that runs on or near<br />
your property. <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> does not own this<br />
pipeline or the line from the interstate pipeline to your<br />
premises or out buildings. <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has<br />
agreed by contract with a supplier to perform services<br />
on farm taps, including an annual meter reading<br />
and a refill of the product that gives natural gas its<br />
distinctive odor. Unlike most natural gas customers<br />
who are served on our distribution system, farm tap<br />
customers are responsible for the safety and condition<br />
of the fuel line running from the meter to their<br />
facilities. If there are leaks in your fuel line, significant<br />
safety issues could be created. For this reason, it<br />
is extremely important for you to be aware of the<br />
location and condition of your fuel line and provide<br />
regular meter readings.<br />
We require farm-tap customers to read their own<br />
meters each month. If we don’t receive your meter<br />
read for two consecutive months, a <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Hills</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />
employee may be sent to read your meter. Like other<br />
self-read customers, you will receive a letter from<br />
us each month, in a separate mailing from your bill,<br />
telling you how and when to read your meter. Call in<br />
your monthly meter reading to our customer service<br />
center at 888-890-5554 or enter your meter reading<br />
at www.blackhillsenergy.com.