Want to pay your bill or view how much energy you've used so far this month from your smart phone? Want to view outage information in real-time online?

Throughout 2013, Gulf Power Company plans to put more power at your fingertips by enhancing your online experience through My GulfPower.com.

Customers are being encouraged to go to gulfpower.com to create an online account so they can take advantage of these new features as they are rolled out. It’s free to create an account and use these features.

The first of many of these online improvements is Gulf Power’s upgraded mobile website which allows customer to view or pay their bills, report an outage, locate an office or contact the company — all from the screen of their smartphone.

To create a My GulfPower.com online account customers should go to gulfpower.com and click on “Sign Up” under My Account on the left side of the screen.

“Studies are showing that more and more people are going to a mobile device of some type,” said Natalie Smith, Gulf Power spokesperson. “And they’re using their smart phones for just about everything from social media to shopping online to paying their bills. We are using this new technology to give our customers more and better information so they can make decisions about their energy purchases and service options. We hope everyone will establish a My GulfPower.com account.”

Finding the Gulf Power mobile website is easy. On your smart phone:

{C}·       {C}Go to gulfpower.com

{C}·       {C}Click the “Log In” button in the My Account box on the left-hand side of the page.

{C}·       {C}Once you’re there, save the mobile website on your phone’s home screen for easy access.

For customers already using Gulf Power’s mobile website, it will automatically update on your phone the next time you use it.

“Now you can log into your account and have instant access to us, 24 hours a day, wherever you are,” Smith said.

This new site will come in handy during the upcoming storm season, too. Customers can access their account or report an outage from their phone, no matter where they are. And you can use your smart phone’s GPS to locate the nearest Gulf Power office.

“It’s really about providing a service to our customers that they want. Mobile devices are rewriting the way we do business online,” Smith said. “And we want to provide the ultimate online experience for our customers.”

Stay in touch with us on GulfPower.com or our Facebook page for announcements about more new online features.

Gulf Power Company is an investor-owned electric utility with all of its common stock owned by Atlanta-based Southern Company. Gulf Power serves more than 430,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. The company’s mission is to safely provide exceptional customer value by delivering reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible electricity while strengthening our communities. Visit online at GulfPower.com or on the company’s Facebook page, “Gulf Power Company.”

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