Home Electricity Assistance Program

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Home Electricity Assistance Program

Home Electricity Assistance Program

Are you struggling to pay your electricity bills? Have you been dragging those winter electricity payments? Are you afraid that your energy company will disconnect the electricity and you just can’t keep up? Did you know that there is a Home Electricity Assistance Program?

You are not alone; we feel you and here is the information about the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP can help you in many ways. However, we can’t apply for you, you must do your part.

Home Electricity Assistance Program

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs put together the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program. As the other assistances like Medicaid, Housing, etc. The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) is a utility assistance program. CEAP is designed to assist low-income households in meeting their immediate energy needs and to encourage consumers to control energy costs for years to come through energy education. The CEAP involves the integration of all LIHEAP-funded programs, thereby enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided to clients and eliminating duplication of services. The CEAP is administered through sub-recipients, which collectively cover all 254 counties of the state. Source: https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/community-affairs/ceap/

Some of you may have other kinds of assistance, for food, housing, health, etc. Similar to those, the home energy assistance will give you discounts to pay 6 to 8 of the highest electricity bills of the year. The application is very similar to the other assistances.

Get your Home Electricity Assistance Program today

Summer high temperatures are approaching fast, with that said, the high electricity bills too. If you have been struggling with this past winter’s electricity bills, don’t delay in applying before the high electricity bills of the summer.

How can the LIHEAP help?

Including but not limited to:

  1. Weatherization needs/assessments/audits
  2. Caulking and insulation
  3. Storm windows
  4. Furnace/heating system modifications/repairs
  5. Furnace replacement
  6. Cooling system modifications/repairs
  7. Water conservation measures
  8. Compact fluorescent light bulbs
  9. Energy-related roof repair
  10. Major appliance repairs
  11. Major appliance replacement
  12. Windows/sliding glass doors
  13. Doors
  14. Water Heater
  15. Cooling system replacement
  16. Other (describe)

Solar screens or window film. Smart thermostats, miscellaneous repairs up to $500 for structural and ancillary only if required to enable effective weatherization; Window screens to help prevent exposure to the Zika virus for Households with pregnant women.

What will the Home Electricity Assistance Program do for those who qualify?

This program will help to pay from 6 to 8 of the highest electricity bills of the year. Most likely, this will be 4-5 months of the summer and 3-4 months of the winter. To be honest with you, I don’t use that assistance, But I know that the energy companies must help with this. They apply the discount, then they charge the program.

Most importantly, you need to understand that the energy companies are not the ones who qualify the customer. The customer needs to apply for the Home Electricity Assistance Program. After the assistance is approved, the customer must submit the proper documentation to the electricity company, then, it will be reviewed and verified with the State.

Lower Electricity Bills

There are many other ways to lower your electricity bills. It’s a bit of an effort but this is the best way to pay less for our electricity service.

Best tips for lower energy bills.

  1. Know your energy usage with daily electricity usage notifications
  2. Do your laundry after 9 PM
  3. Never turn off your A/C or heating unit
  4. Change the air filter every 3 months
  5. Keep doors and windows closed
  6. Save water
  7. Use your ceiling fans

 

All in all, if you get used to these ideas, you can save up to 50% on your electricity bills.

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Remember that prepaid electricity will send you a daily energy usage notification. This will help you see your daily energy-saving efforts.