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Predictable bill-paying

Spread your natural gas costs more evenly throughout the year with Average Monthly Billing. This levelized-billing program can help you manage energy costs with more predictable monthly payments.

It's easy to enroll. Just log into or register for My Account Online and enroll in Average Monthly Billing from your personalized screen. Enroll now.

 

Going on spring break? Set up auto payment before you leave

• Automatic Bank Draft makes bill-paying a cinch by automatically deducting your natural gas payment from your bank account. It's easy to enroll online. Just log into My Account Online and enroll in Automatic Bank Draft.
• Or, for paperless billing, enroll in Online Billing and select the automatic payment option. If you haven't already, register for My Account Online here.

Once you're enrolled in this worry-free account service, you can relax, knowing that your bill will be paid even when you're on vacation or simply busy with other things. Best of all, it eliminates concerns about missing a payment due date. Log in and enroll now.

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Energy efficiency

From finding a new home to touching up an existing residence, living transitions can be stressful. CenterPoint Energy can help with online resources to give you easy account services tools and energy efficiency tips.

Moving
Make your move easier by completing online requests to start, stop or transfer service.

Building and remodeling
When building or remodeling a home, you may find that natural gas appliances are the more efficient, economical choice for year-round comfort and savings. Get a checklist for building plus natural gas equipment information and more.

Get a checklist for remodeling projects and information on energy-efficient appliances, as well as other helpful information

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811 is the go-to source for safe digging projects. A simple call to 811 helps homeowners avoid hitting an underground utility line while digging. Hitting an underground utility line while digging, even for a small home improvement job, can cause service interruption, tremendous repair costs, property damage and severe personal injury. In fact, more than 200,000 underground utility lines are struck each year in the United States, the Common Ground Alliance reports.

For safety, state law requires homeowners and contractors to call 811 at least 48 hours before digging or excavating. At no cost to the caller, utility companies will visit the property and mark locations of underground utility lines. Homeowners and contractors are responsible for marking private lines such as invisible pet fences, sprinkler systems, yard lights, sewer lines and private sewer systems and gas grill lines. When digging, homeowners and contractors should be sure to respect the markers and dig carefully.

This April, CenterPoint Energy and the states it serves proudly celebrate Safe Digging Month.

Learn more about safe digging.

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