Home / Events / Amarillo's utility billing transition and the 2026 billing crisis / enQuesta billing system goes live Mar 31, 2026 · Starting point
enQuesta billing system goes live The new enQuesta billing system goes live. All customers receive new account numbers and must re-enroll in AutoPay/paperless; April bills are mailed.[1] [2] [3]
Systems & Software (enQuesta)
What the sources say ⚠ Sources differ The new billing system went live on March 31, 2026.
Reported value 1[1] [3] [4]
Date 2026-03-31 Actual go-live date (launch coverage + City page)
Reported value 2[5]
Date 2026-04-01 Date precision month Later council recaps referred loosely to 'the April transition'
← Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 30, 2026: Utility billing services go dark for the cutover Apr 2026: 55,000+ customers receive unusually high bills → Sources 1. Amarillo to launch new utility billing system March 31 with enhanced online tools — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), Mar 1, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news 2. Customers navigating Amarillo's new utility billing system — NewsChannel10 (KFDA), Apr 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news 3. Utility Billing System — City of Amarillo (official) — City of Amarillo, Mar 26, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 primary 4. Amarillo City Council Minutes, September 23, 2025 Regular Meeting — City of Amarillo, Dec 12, 2025 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026 primary Subject-authored 5. Amarillo City Council receives utility billing update ahead of third-party audit — NewsChannel10 (KFDA), Sep 24, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 news