Colorado Fuel Funds

• Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) (formerly CEAF) was created specifically to raise and distribute funds to supplement LIHEAP. Originated in 1989 through an executive order of the governor, it is a public/private partnership of government agencies, low-income advocacy groups, the business community, and utilities.
  
  EOC raises funds through participating utility contributions, company matches, customer contributions, unclaimed deposits/refunds, and special events. Since 1991, CEAF has granted between $1 million and $6 million annually to be distributed through the state LIHEAP, leveraged contributions for 2006 totaled $2.7 million.
  
  
• Care and Share Inc./COPE - customer donations from Colorado Springs Utility Company are administered through COPE Fuel Fund.

LEVERAGING

2006: $5.5 million
2005: $3.1 million
2004: $2.9 million
2003: $3.9 million
2002: $4.3 million
2001: $4.8 million
2000: $2.8 million
1999: $3.5 million
1998: $4.4 million
1997: $1.2 million
1996: $2.5 million
1995: $910,751

LEGISLATIVE CODE

Unclaimed utility deposits and rate refunds to support CEAF, 1998, Colorado Statutes, Title 40, article 8.5, secs.101-107

Page Last Updated: October 22, 2007