20081016Information.pdf

Avista Utilities I Limited Income & Senior Customer Energy Affordabilty Outreach
Avista's Idaho Residential Customers I Impacts of Poverty
Idaho Residential Households Households
Customer Data $0 to $15,000 $0 to $25,000
(Based on 2008 Data)Annual Income Annual Income
Number of Residential Customers 16,500 22,000
Energy Bils* as % of Income 14% ~ $15,000 9% ~ $25,000
"Electric & gas combined customer bill
Energy Assi~~ance Grant Programs I Avista Service Territory
Program Funding Source States
Served
L1HEAP - Low Income Home Energy Federal appropriations WA,IO,
Assistance Program OR
L1RAP - Low Income Rate Assistance Avista customers through WA,OR
Program rates
Project Share - Fuel Blind Community Avista customer donations WA,IO,
Fund for Emergency Heating Assistance & Avista corporate donation OR
LIRAP Program Elements I Washington Model
Limited Income Customer
Outreach I Mitigating Impact of
Energy Bils
:i Energy assistance grants
:i Project Share emergency assistance
fund
:i Senior Energy Outreach program
:i Energy efficiency programs
:i Energy conservation education
workshops for seniors
:i KREM Power to Conserve television
program
:i KHQ.com Senior Life Caregivers
website
~ CARES program & energy bil
paying plans
~ Community outreach and
partnerships with human servce
agencies to reduce basic living costs
Program % Allocation*
Heating Assistance Grants - Patterned after L1HEAP
Emergency Assistance - Patterned after Project Share
Senior Energy Assistance - Grants for Seniors at
200%:: Povert Level
Energy Conservation Education by Agencies -
Provides energy conservation education and savings
kits to grant recipients
Energy Conservation Education by Avista - Supports
energy conservation education outreach programs for
seniors, chiidren & low income familes
"15% in administrative support goes to agencies
63%
10%
6%
2%
4%
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Senior Outreach I
Helping you is
energy well spent.
At A\1sta. we're committed to meeti the energy
needs of people in lte communities we serve. We
offertha following programs to help those in need.
. ProjectShare
. Comfort levol BiJfing
. Senior Energv Outreach Grants
For. more information on our energy assance
prorams, pkiase call1-l.227.9181 or visitaviie.cJengyssnc.
L1RAP Senior Energy Assistance
~ Seniors age 60 and above
~ Two tiered qualification:
- 126%FPL - 200% FPL
- Any income is eligible when non-
reimbursed medical expenses bring
the income to 200% FPL or below
~ Simplified telephone certification
:i $300 to eligible heating customers
~ $100 to eligible non-heating Avistacustomers
~ Washington program only
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