SCE’s Income Qualified Programs Help Customers in Need
June 30 2015 - 12:35PM
Business Wire
Southern California Edison (SCE) offers a variety of
income-qualified programs to assist customers facing economic
hardships who need help paying their utility bills.
“At any time in our lives, any one of us can be faced with a
situation where we need some assistance,” said Tory Weber,
principal manager, Residential Demand Side Management programs.
“These programs are designed to help eligible customers more
effectively manage their utility costs with discount rates and
energy-efficient appliances, particularly those on limited incomes
or who participate in other government programs.”
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and Family Electric
Rate Assistance (FERA) are SCE programs for low-income households
that provide a monthly discount of about 30 percent off a
customer’s bill. They are available to those who meet the income
guideline qualifications or have someone in their household
participating in at least one of 10 government public assistance
programs ranging from Medi-Cal/Medicaid to Supplemental Security
Income. Learn more at: on.sce.com/care.
An estimated 1.3 million SCE customers are enrolled in the CARE
and FERA programs.
SCE’s Energy Assistance Fund, administered through the United
Way, pays an electric bill up to $100 once every 12 months for
those in need. This program helps struggling families avoid having
to choose between buying groceries and paying their electric bill.
Last year, SCE helped more than 15,000 households through the
program. Learn more at: on.sce.com/eaf.
The Energy Savings Assistance Program helps income-qualified
households conserve energy and reduce their electricity costs. SCE
pays all the costs of purchasing and installing energy-efficient
appliances and equipment such as refrigerators, air conditioners
and more, as well as home efficiency solutions like weatherization,
which are free to eligible customers. Restrictions apply. To learn
more ways to conserve energy and save money, visit
on.sce.com/esap.
Income-qualified customers also may be eligible for the Medical
Baseline Program if they or someone who lives with them full time
has a medical condition that requires electricity-powered life
support equipment. You may be eligible to receive additional
baseline allocation. Certification by a doctor is required.
To be eligible, you must require use of a medical life-support
device or equipment that use mechanical or artificial means to
sustain, restore or replace a vital function. You or a full-time
resident can also be a paraplegic, hemiplegic, quadriplegic,
multiple sclerosis or scleroderma patient, or have a
life-threatening illness or compromised immune system. Click here
to learn more.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California
Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a
population of nearly 14 million via 5 million customer accounts in
a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and
Southern California.
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