QUITMAN, Texas — Wood County Electric Cooperative and Info Touch Technologies announced in a news release the successful launch of their prepaid utility payment program.
Wood County Electric Cooperative customers can now pre-purchase their electricity using cash or a credit card at seven kiosks located throughout the nine counties they serve. The customers enrolled in WCEC's SMARTPOWER program need only their cash or credit card and their WCEC provided SmartCard. The display unit provides customers with information that shows how much credit is left on the meter in addition to a history of the power they have consumed.
"Pre-pay energy solutions are the wave of the future," said Debbie Robinson, chief execuitve officer and general manager of Wood County Electric Cooperative. "A big part of the program is all about helping our member-customers better control their electricity consumption and budgeting."
"To date, 6,000 cash based SmartPower prepaid power transactions have been facilitated through the automated paystation program in just six months," said Hamed Shahbazi, chairman and CEO of Info Touch. "Usage continues to ramp up significantly as customers continue to quickly adopt the service."
