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    Business ProfileforTacoma Public Utilities

    Electric Companies

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 7 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    27 complaints closed in last 3 years

    8 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) offers power, water,  rail, cable television and internet service in Pierce County.  TPU Customer Services also support the City of Tacoma's utility services, being solid waste, waste water and storm drains.

    Products & Services

    Electricity, Water, Cable Television, High Speed Internet

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    3628 S 35th St Tacoma Public Utilities Lobby, Tacoma, WA 98409-3115
    BBB File Opened:
    3/26/1998
    Years in Business:
    131
    Business Started:
    1/1/1893
    Business Started Locally:
    1/1/1893
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Alternate Business Name
    • City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities
    • Tacoma Power
    • Tacoma Water
    • Tacoma Rail
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    T:
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    W:
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Th:
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    F:
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Sa:
    Closed
    Su:
    Closed
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (253) 502-8771
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Customer Complaints

    27 Customer Complaints

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    Customer Reviews

    7 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Jade L

    1 star

    07/12/2024

    Since the pandemic their payment policy have changed for the worst. *** had two disappointing experiences with them in the last year.1st time: June 2023 I submitted a payment for future date but later went online to cancel the payment because it was already paid. The online payment center kept giving me on error and kept repeating the loading screen. It never confirmed whether payment was cancelled. A couple weeks later I received a rejected payment letter and charged of $100. 2nd experience: February 2024 I attempted to make a payment online but since its doesnt allow you delete any expired debt/credit or closed banking it automatically tried to take payment from the default account listed which was a closed bank account. Again a couple weeks later I received another rejected payment letter and charged a $100 fee added to my Tacoma Public Utility balance.I attempted to discuss with customer service to see if they can make some adjustment because these are errors within their online system but there was no ***** or assistance shown. I was just advised to call 211 to see if theyll give me assistance with paying my bill.

    Tacoma Public Utilities Response

    07/16/2024

    Good afternoon ****,

    Thank you for contacting Tacoma Public Utilities via the Better Business Bureau. We apologize for the disappointing experience you encountered the payments made in June of 2023 and February of 2024. If you have issues with not being able to cancel a payment on our website you can always attempt to call our office to see if we can cancel it. They payment may have already been in process as bank payments take 3 days to process. Per our policy when two payments are returned within a year timeframe and $100 security deposit is added to the utility account. The security deposit is returned to you after one year of payments are made on time or on your final billing if service is ended before that date. For updating card details on the website you will cancel your autopay enter the new card details and then re-enroll. Please don't hesitate to call us to confirm we have the correct account information enrolled for your autopay or if you have any other questions **************** can be reached at ************.

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