17 services in Berks County. LIHEAP is the federal grant that pays part of a heating bill each winter and a crisis grant when the heat is about to go off; it is applied for through the state and closes when the season ends. Every utility also runs an income-based payment plan and a hardship fund, and free weatherization makes the house cheaper to heat.
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UGI Utilities offers Budget Billing, a free service that spreads your natural gas or electric costs evenly over the year so your bill stays about the same each month instead of spiking in heating or…
From UGI Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities runs WRAP, which gives income-eligible customers a no-cost energy assessment, free energy-saving products and energy tips meant to lower electric use over the long term. You…
From PPL Electric Utilities
Countywide
Met-Ed runs a home weatherization program for FirstEnergy Pennsylvania customers with lower incomes, sending a trained educator to your home to find why your electric bills are high and installing…
From Met-Ed
No cost to qualifying UGI customers
The Low Income Usage Reduction Program, or LIURP, is a UGI Utilities program that provides energy saving improvements to qualifying households to help reduce their utility bills and usage. The work…
From UGI Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities runs Operation HELP, which gives cash grants to families who are struggling to pay their electric bills. The grants are applied directly to your bill, and you do not have to…
From PPL Electric Utilities
Countywide
Dollar Energy Fund's Pennsylvania Hardship Program gives one-time assistance grants that are applied directly to the utility bill of FirstEnergy customers. The partnering FirstEnergy companies are…
From Dollar Energy Fund
PPL Electric Utilities has payment arrangements and other programs for customers who are having trouble paying their electric bill, including people facing a scheduled shut off. Payment arrangements…
From PPL Electric Utilities
Countywide
Pennsylvania's Weatherization Assistance Program, run by the Department of Community and Economic Development, increases energy efficiency in homes by reducing energy costs and increasing comfort…
From Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Countywide · Seasonal
The LIHEAP Emergency Services Program, formerly known as the LIHEAP Crisis Interface Program, pays for emergency heating repairs and replacements for Pennsylvania households with low incomes. The…
From Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Countywide · Not taking applications right now
UGI Utilities tells its customers about LIHEAP, Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which gives energy assistance grants to income-qualified customers to help with the cost of…
From UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities runs a Customer Assistance Program, called CAP, that sets your monthly gas or electric payment based on your household income or your average bill, whichever is lower, and forgives part…
From UGI Utilities
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission publishes guidance and a standard form that customers and medical professionals can use when a medical condition in the household is a reason to keep a…
From Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Reading
Muhlenberg Township Authority, the municipal agency that has provided water and sewer service since 1940, offers a military discount that takes 10 percent off a household's sewer bill. Only one 10%…
From Muhlenberg Township Authority
PPL Electric Utilities runs OnTrack, a program for customers who need help with their electric bill. It replaces your usual bill amount with fixed monthly payments and forgives part of a past due…
From PPL Electric Utilities
UGI Utilities runs the Operation Share Energy Fund, which gives energy assistance grants to UGI customers who have trouble paying their heating bills. The fund has done this since 1983 and became a…
From UGI Utilities
Countywide
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program, known as PCAP, is designed to help income qualified residential customers maintain electric service and eliminate their past due balance. It…
From Dollar Energy Fund
Countywide
Met-Ed offers short-term help through its Customer Assistance & Referral Evaluation Services program to residential customers who have fallen behind on their electric bill because of a temporary…
From Met-Ed
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