ComEd Donates $300,000 for Special Holiday Assistance to Help Senior Citizens Pay Their Electric Bill
December 02 2014 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Financial assistance helps customers in need
this holiday season
This holiday season, ComEd is giving the gift of energy by
dedicating more than $300,000 through a special “Senior Giving”
hardship fund created to help senior citizens who have fallen
behind on paying their electric bill. Now through Dec. 25, or while
funds are available, ComEd will pay up to $1,500 towards eligible
customer’s past due balance.
The “Senior Giving” hardship fund is part of ComEd’s CARE
program, which offers a range of financial assistance to help
qualifying customers pay their electric bills.
“We understand customers sometimes struggle to make ends meet
and we want to do all we can to help, especially during the holiday
season,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president of Customer
Operations, ComEd. “By providing this special financial assistance
fund, we are able to help customers who are experiencing a
hardship, such as a recent illness or job loss, but may not qualify
for other federal or state-sponsored assistance programs.”
To qualify for the “Senior Giving” hardship fund, customers must
be over the age of 60 with a past due balance, have not received a
Residential Special hardship within the last two years, have no
unpaid tampering charges, and are not on a Percentage of Income
Payment Plan (PIPP).
Customers can apply by visiting their local LIHEAP office and
providing their driver’s license or state ID for proof of age,
social security card and a recent ComEd bill showing the past due
balance. The name on the bill must be listed on the account as the
primary or secondary customer. For a list of local LIHEAP Agencies,
customers can visit ComEd.com/CARE or call 877-411-9276.
The company also offers gift certificates that can be used to
help a friend or family member pay their electric bill. Gift
certificates can be purchased in denominations of $10, $25, $50 and
$100 online at ComEd.com/CARE, by phone at (888) 784-5262 weekdays
from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., or by visiting one of ComEd's participating,
retail bank locations. For a complete list of retail bank
locations, visit ComEd.com/CARE.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
ComEd Media Relations(312) 394-3500www.comed.com/news
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