<prompt> Human: So I just got this text from my roommate, and wanted to know if we had any other options. It seems ridiculous for a company to forget to bill you for 5 months and expect all of the delayed bills paid in full at one timeSo next little fun thing from city of Seattle billing. I had to do a conference call with Seattle utility amd maria to get a bigger garbage can and guess what we found out! City of Seattle just hasnt been billing us for electricity. Apparently their system is back logged and so they just havent been sending bills out and we are one of the ones that slipped through the cracks. So they created a bill for us for the last 5 months while Maria and I were on the phone. Its 418.62 . They sent me the bill but because of their shitting system and not billing it it doesnt have a date break down. Its just a list of when they checked out meter. We should probably all sit down and figure out how to take care of it.  <response>: Honestly, the only options you have are:1. Pay the bill2. Dispute the bill with the City or at least set up a payment plan3. Dont pay the bill risk getting services disconnectedIt sucks that they forgot to bill you, but unfortunately this kind of stuff happens sometimes. You used the services, so you have to pay for them. But the City should be understanding let you split this into multiple payments -- point out politely but firmly that the billing error is their systems fault, and see if theyll help you out. Theyd rather you pay your bill eventually, rather than not paying it at all. Just be glad your total bill is under 500 bucks for 5 months...either your household is pretty energy-efficient, or electricity is cheap in Seattle. FWIW, my usual bill in Raleigh, NC from a publicly-traded electric company is 100-120mo. 