Paying a Utility Bill Through Internet - Water Consumption
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Paying a utility bill Through Internet (Water Consumption)
1. Inputs & Sources: After receiving the physical paper bill from your service provider. The user needs
to logon to the Utility Provider's website using his User Id and Password. Once logged in the user
can click on the bill details online-and submit the request instructing the Utility Provider to process the
payment for the same.
2. Processes-After the payment has been submitted the bank account of the user will be authorized.
And the amount that has been submitted to pay the utility provider will go through the Electronic
Clearing Service i.e.( electronic funds transfer from one bank account to another bank account
using the services of a Clearing House).It will also check that the amount to be deducted against the
balance in the account.If the balance is greater than amount to be deducted the transaction takes
place else the user is prompted a message "Insufficient Fund".
3. Outputs &utility provider-with the same amount account with the submitted amount and
credit the Destinations This will debit the users
4. Monitor and Control-Utilitymeter readings", which will detailcustomer's water
Consumption by "remote provider can monitor and control the building's usage on an hourly basis.
This will allow customers the ability to determine if water is being wasted. Discovering and repairing
water leaks when they first occur is the key to saving thousands of dollars per year on your water bill.
Don't wait till bill is send (which may even be "estimated") before realizing that customer building is
wasting water and their hard earned money is going down the drain.
5. Storage From the reading of the meter the utility provider can interpret that at which time during the
day most of the water consumption is happening and make sure water is available for the consumer
always at that time. Utility provider also makes note as how much of water is being utilized by the
consumer. Based on that he may suggest alternatives by which the consumer can save water.
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