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Riverside utilities use RPU for power and water
Riverside Public Utilities handles start, stop, and transfer service for power and water accounts, with customer service also helping with billing, assistance programs, rebates, and account questions.
RPU is Riverside’s city-run power and water office. Start there when you need to turn service on, stop service, or move service to another Riverside address.
The site keeps those jobs separate. New or returning customer? Use the start path. Leaving an address? Use the stop path. Moving within the RPU area? Use the transfer path.
RPU customer service also helps with account questions. That can include bills, payment plans, help programs, rebates, hydrant forms, and power or water problems.
Before you open a form, write down the service address, move date, and contact information. If the question is not about power or water, Riverside 311 or another city office may fit better.
Where to see it
Riverside Public Utilities start-stop-transfer and contact pages.
Official sources
Official source trail
Reviewed July 3, 2026
California Porch explains the path. The official source is still the place to confirm the current rule, fee, form, map, deadline, or office decision.
Use the official page before you spend money, file paperwork, rely on a deadline, or change a property.
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