Energy Assistance

 

Kosciusko REMC is aware of the financial hardships many families are facing. There are several resources available to help you pay your energy bills.

 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• LIHEAP is a federally-funded grant program that helps low-income households meet their immediate home energy needs
• The LIHEAP fund received a sizable allocation of new federal funds as part of the coronavirus stimulus program
• LIHEAP funds are distributed through local Community Action Agencies (CAA)

 

Find Your Local Office

• All Indiana counties have intake offices
• Contact the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority by calling (800) 872-0371 or online for a county-by-county directory

 

Indiana 211

2-1-1 is a free and confidential service that provides Hoosiers with help and answers from thousands of health and human service agencies and resources in their local communities

211 provides additional help with:

• Paying bills
• Food
• Health
• Shelter
• Employment

• Counseling
• Suicide prevention
• Parenting
• And more

The mission of 2-1-1 (Connect2Help) is to facilitate connections between people who need human services and those who provide them. Resources for utility bill assistance can be found by dialing 2-1-1

 

Utility Assistance Program

Combined Community Services offers a Utility Assistance Program, which provides crucial assistance to individuals and families in keeping the heat, AC, and lights on. For more information, visit https://ccsgives.com/emergencyassistance/#Utility or contact CCS at (574) 269-6019.

 

Disconnection Prohibitions

Winter Moratorium (December 1 – March 15)

Kosciusko REMC may not disconnect residential electric service between December 1 and March 15 if the customer has applied for, or is receiving, heating assistance from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) administered by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and local community action agencies. The customer must have applied for or be receiving such assistance to qualify for the moratorium protection.

Heat Index-based Summer Disconnection Prohibition

Kosciusko REMC may not disconnect residential electric service for any customer who is eligible for and applied for LIHEAP assistance in the current calendar year on any day when the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a forecast indicating the heat index at the customer’s service address will reach or exceed 95°F within the next 48 hours.

If a cooperative has issued a notice of disconnection to an eligible customer and the disconnection day falls on a day that meets or exceeds the heat index threshold, the disconnection must be tolled until the first day on which the heat index threshold is not forecasted to reach 95°F.