Program areas at Dollar Energy Fund
Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. Provides utility assistance grants to low-income households in the form of utility company credits or cash grants for electric, gas, water, sewer, and telephone utilities. Dollar Energy Fund, inc.'s utility assistance program provides utility assistance grants in the exact amount needed to restore service or prevent termination of service and is applied directly to a customer's account. Through connecting utility customers with partnering community-based organizations at application intake, utility customers are also introduced to additional resources that may benefit their households. During fiscal year 2022-2023, Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. Provided grants to 40,488 households.
Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. administers the appalachian power company Virginia (aep-va) Energy and efficiency pilot program. The program provides eligible aep-va customers with an Energy efficiency educational packet and Energy efficiency kit. During fiscal year 2022-2023, Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. Provided 1,719 Energy efficiency educational packets and Energy efficiency kits to aep-va customers.
Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. Provides low-income program administration for first Energy (meted, penelec, penn power, west penn power), peoples natural gas, columbia gas Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania american water, Illinois american water, omaha public power district, national fuel gas, community utilities of Pennsylvania, aqua water, verizon, and the west Virginia housing development Fund. Customer assistance programs (caps) are designed to help low-income residential customers maintain utility service. Caps can help residential customers lower their monthly utility bills, and may also reduce or remove amounts past due.