Virginia Fuel Funds

• EnergyShare, sponsored by three utilities, was created in 1983 to help low-income households pay any type of heating bill.EnergyShare is supported by donations from utility stockholders, employees and customers, businesses, churches, and civic groups. In addition, matching funds and administrative costs are paid by the utilities. Over $1.7 million assisted 6,700 households in 2006.
  
  
• Neighbor to Neighbor is funded by corporate and customer contributions from American Electric. Contributions totaled $110,585 in 2006.
  
  
• During 2006, several other Virginia utilities contributed $1.7 million to assist low-income customers including the electric cooperatives that doubled their contribution to $1.2 million.

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

LEVERAGING

2006: $1.8 million
2005: $1.2 million
2004: $1.4 million
2003: $1.7 million
2002: $1.1 million
2001: $1.5 million
2000: $1.0 million
1999: $1.2 million
1998: $1.2 million
1997: $1.3 million
1996: $1.1 million
1995: $1.3 million

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