Electronic payment options for businesses

You have choices when it comes to paying your business's energy bill. We can help you stay organized and simplify the process.

My Account

My Account is our online self-service tool where you can:

View and pay your bill.
View up to 13 months of energy usage.
Manage your account information and more.

To enroll, you need your Alliant Energy account number and tax identification number.

Learn more about My Account and enroll

Automatic Payment

Receive your bill each month and pay automatically with the method you choose.

What's the difference between business ACH payment and Automatic Payment?

Business ACH payment: You send us funds from your preferred financial institution.
Automatic Payment: We pull the funds from your preferred financial institution.

Learn more about Automatic Payment and enroll

Other ways to pay

Business ACH payment

Streamline bill paying through automated clearing house (ACH). This fast, easy option requires a one-time setup process using a CCD+ or CTX file format with remittance information.

Benefits

More control of your cash flow.
Eliminate the cost of sending paper checks.
Improve payment tracking and accuracy.

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Iowa customers: Complete the Iowa step one form and send it to [email protected].
Wisconsin customers: Complete Wisconsin step one form and send it to [email protected].

ACI (formerly Speedpay)

We're part of the ACI network (formerly called Speedpay). If you already pay bills with ACI, you can add us as a biller. Fees apply for Iowa customers.

To use ACI over the phone, call 1-877-429-4126 and follow the voice instructions.
To use ACI online, use your Alliant Energy account number to log in to the online ACI system.

Fees

ACI charges a convenience fee for each transaction. Fees vary by state. Here are the Iowa rates:

Residential customers: $2.99 per $600 transaction.
Business customers: $11.50 per $2,000 transaction for business customers. (Not all business customers are eligible. Call the Business Resource Center at 1-866-ALLIANT (866-255-4268) for eligibility requirements.)

Before you make an ACI payment, please note:

ACI payments post to your account within three business days. If you received a disconnection notice, call us at 1-800-ALLIANT (800-255-4268) with your ACI confirmation number so we can note it on your account.
ACI does NOT allow duplicate payment amounts from the same bank account or card number on the same day.
Customers are limited to no more than three payments via ACI in any consecutive five-day period and a maximum of five payments in any consecutive 30-day period.

Don't like fees?

We don't charge fees for online one-time payment or My Account.

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