Staying Warm This Winter

For Your Information from Allegheny Power about possible assistance for staying warm this winter...

LIHEAP opens today for Cash grants only. To apply, have consumers call their local County Assistance Office to request and application. Gross monthly household income must be below the federal poverty guidelines at 150%, or less than $1,353 for a one person household.

Also, the Dollar Energy Fund grant program is open now for customers of regulated utilities who have received a Termination Notice or their service is OFF. Their monthly income must be less than 200% of the FPG, and they must have paid at least $150 on their respective accts in the past 90 days. Customers over age 62 must have paid at least $100 during this time period.

Heating customers cannot apply for LIHEAP Crisis grants until January 4, 2010.

Special note for Allegheny Power customers who are enrolled in our (CAP) LIPURP program. If they are all electric customers (rate code 108), they must apply for and receive LIHEAP grants to remain in the program. For those customers who were removed from LIPURP for not getting a LIHEAP grant this past winter, they must apply and receive a Cash grant in order to be reinstated in LIPURP.

K J Collamer, MSW
CARES Representative
Allegheny Power

724-523-1022 Office
724-244-3409 Cell phone
724-830-7853 Fax
1-800-207-1250 Toll Free – Leave a message.

Please be informed that the Crisis Program does not officially open until January 4, 2010 as stated in the Fiscal Year 2010 Liheap Final State Plan. However, people whose heat source is terminated (shut off’s only) can apply for an “exceptional payment” at the Allegheny County Central Liheap Office located in the State Office Building, 300 Liberty Avenue, Room 111, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. Anyone seeking assistance with Crisis Weatherization which is officially open will be referred directly to the Weatherization agency that provides the service needed.

Provided by Karen L. Randolph