Montana Universal Service Funds for Rate Assistance

• A major gas/electric utility agreed to a 10 percent discount in gas and electric rates for LIHEAP recipients beginning in winter 1991, several smaller utilities also have discounts. The discounts have been continued under electric and gas utility restructuring through a Universal System Benefits Charge and the major utility's discount is now 15 percent, although it has been temporarily raised to 25 percent and the gas discount has been temporarily raised to 30 percent during the winter months.  See electric utility restructuring.

Note: Leveraging reports do not always give a complete statewide picture. Some resources are not reported through leveraging or are under reported.

LEVERAGING

2006: $4.3 million
2005: $3.8 million
2004: $3.4 million
2003: $2.3 million
2002: $2.8 million
2001: $1.6 million
2000: $1.6 million
1999: $853,000
1998: $853,000
1997: $982,940
1996: $715,902
1995: $759,014
1994: $772,050
1993: $719,747
1992: $621,000

Page Last Updated: May 16, 2007