Payment and Billing Options
Payment Options
See which payment option is best for you, compare payment options.
Automatic payment (EFT)
Electronic funds transfer from your checking or savings account. Sign up.
Check payment
MGE will process your check payment from your checking account electronically, potentially as soon as the same day we receive your check.
Credit/Debit Card payment
- Available only by phone at 1-800-526-5995
- Processing fee of $5.95 per transaction
- Be sure to know
- MGE account number
- Credit/debit card number
- Billing zip code of your card
- Amount of payment
Online payment
View and pay your MGE energy bill online through CheckFree.
Postal mail
Please send your payment and bill stub to:
P.O. Box 1231
Madison, WI 53701-1231
Pay in person
Make your bill payments at MGE's Madison office or MGE locations in Elroy, Prairie du Chien, or Viroqua. Or pay at several retail outlets where a $1.00 per transaction fee applies.
Pay by phone
Call 1-800-526-5995 and pay using:
- Electronic check for a handling fee of $5.95.
- Credit card (maximum $600.00 payment per transaction) for a handling fee of $5.95.
Payment Drop Box
Night Depository
Adjacent to visitor parking lot
After business hours, drop your payment into the night box. Payments will be credited the next business day.
Daytime Box
Located in lobby entrance
Avoid lines inside, place payment into drop box in lobby entrance. Payments will be credited on the same day if received by 1:00 PM. All others credited next business day.
Billing Options
Paperless billing
Just view, or view and pay your MGE bill online through CheckFree.
Budget Payment Plan
Our Residential Customers* can budget for winter heating or summer cooling costs by spreading them over 12 months.
For more information:
Budget Payment Plan
Budget Payment Plan Fact Sheet [157 kB PDF]
To sign up for:
Budget Payment Plan
*or commercial accounts for which the primary purpose of the service is to provide for residential living.
Deferred payment agreement
Our residential customers can work with us to pay any past-due bills in separate installments. Once established on this plan, you are also eligible for the Budget Payment Plan.
Summary Billing
Available for business customers with two or more accounts. Learn more at FAQ.
Billing Questions
For assistance with questions related to your bill, ways to pay, or about your account, contact MGE's main office:
Phone: (608) 252-7222
1-800-245-1125 (long distance)
E-mail: Send message
Energy assistance
- For households of qualifying income who are having difficulty meeting their heating costs.
- For MGE customers in Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Vernon counties.
For more information:
Energy Assistance
Español
Plan de Pago de Presupuesto [55 kB PDF]
If you don't have your payment stub, please note on your check who the bill was sent to and your eight-digit MGE account number.
