There are likely to be some new items on the Atlantic City Electric monthly customer bill beginning this month, when the Residential Universal Bill Credit from the state should begin to appear as aid for ratepayers.

It is a $100 credit that all customers should see as two $50 credits for each of two months, beginning in either September or, for some, October, depending on the billing cycle of individual customers.

The credit is part of the $430 million fund announced by Gov. Phil Murphy in June as part of the state’s response to rising electricity costs. According to ACE, customers should see the $50 credit in the distribution side of the monthly bill. The two $50 credits from the state do not have to be repaid and are applied directly against the amount of the monthly bill.

In July and August customers received two $30-a-month credits from ACE. Those monthly credits from the utility have now ended, and they do need to be repaid. That will happen with a $10 per month charge beginning in September and running for six months. This charge will also be in the distribution portion of the bill.

That means that for customers the bills for the months of September and October, or depending on the billing cycle, October and November, will show a $10 charge for the installment of repaying the utility credits from the summer and the $50 credit as part of the total $100 state relief promised by Murphy in June.

After the end of the two state credits for $50 each, there will still be the $10 installment repayment to the utilities on the customer’s bill until the repayment period ends in February.

In the governor’s June announcement Murphy said that the $430 million relief package also included $175 additional for those who qualified for energy assistance. These credits for eligible households will come in the form of $25 credits each month for seven months.

However, while an Aug. 14 announcement from the Board of Public Utilities said that the $25 payment would begin in August, the payments had not yet begun as of mid-September.

The state credits for $100 in two $50 amounts require no action by the customer. There have been reports that unsolicited calls from scammers posing as utility representatives have requested that customers supply personal and financial information in order to “sign up” for the credit. These are not representative of the utility or the state, and customers should not provide the information.

Contact the reporter, Vince Conti, at vconti@cmcherald.com.