MLGW Ending Relaxed Rules for Deferred Payments

As fall arrives, MLGW has ended the “relaxed rules” program for deferred payments that began to help customers in the midst of extreme summer temperatures. The program ended September 30. The "relaxed rules" for a deferred payment are the bill has to be for more than $250 and the upfront money required is 25 percent of the money owed or $250 which ever is less.

The program resulted in 671 reconnections with $649,000 setup on the deferred billing plan. Including the reconnections, 4,101 customers were setup on deferred billing, totaling $3.6 million, since July 14 when the program started.

So far, customers have paid back $219,000 on the deferred billing plan.