FY 1999 State Leveraging Summary and Table

Compiled by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse
June 2000

--ALABAMA: Resources: $4,637,186. Award: $266,627.
$2,365,278 -- utility discounts
$2,271,908 -- fuel funds
--ALASKA: Resources: $6,851,145. Award: $615,800.
$ 6,851,145 --  state funds (State Power Cost Equalization Program that subsidizes electric bills of low-income people in remote areas, $3,863,841; supplement weatherization program, $2,323,145; Rural Residential Energy Rehabilitation Program, $664,159)
--ARIZONA: Resources: $8,056,653. Award: $820,712.
$6,095,785 -- utility discounts
$722,763 -- state/local funds
$367,826 -- fuel funds
$617,940 -- utility-funded weatherization
$252,339 -- community donations
--ARKANSAS: Resources: $260,364. Award: $17,817.
$260,364 -- fuel funds
--CALIFORNIA: Resources: $66,012,298. Award: $1,958,620.
$43,913,331 -- mandated utility rate discount, 10-30%
$11,769,029 -- utility-funded weatherization, including utility appliance programs (energy efficient refrigerators, water heaters, ranges, furnaces), utility weatherization inspections, donated repair of gas appliances and evaporative coolers
$3,686,001 -- fuel funds
$2,976,537 -- state wx rehab program, PVE funds
$3,034,428 -- discounted weatherization materials, equipment, service discount for furnaces
$604,996 -- church and community
$12,850 -- firewood discount
$4,126 -- weatherization materials donated by landlords
$11,000 -- miscellaneous donations
--COLORADO: Resources: $7,343,908. Award: $298,691.
$2,502,210 -- state funds (property tax heat rebate)
$3,497,511 -- fuel funds, including $2,500,000 from the Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation, which raises money from a variety of private sources to supplement LIHEAP
$1,069,786 -- utility-funded weatherization
$274,401 -- utility discount, affordable payment pilot program
--CONNECTICUT: Resources: $12,328,800. Award: $424,182.
$1,005,500 -- state funds for energy assistance for elderly/disabled
$6,400,690 -- gas utility arrearage forgiveness
$1,970,000 -- gas and electric utility-funded weatherization (WRAP)
$1,440,510 -- oil purchased under 'Fixed Margin Pricing Program'
$828,900 -- electric utility arrearage forgiveness
$683,200 -- statewide fuel fund
--DELAWARE: Resources: $428,250. Award: $47,614.
$247,200 -- fuel funds
$109,550 -- church and community donations (includes Potter Trust Fund payable to Catholic Charities)
$48,300 -- utility-funded weatherization
$23,200 -- bulk discount for fuel oil and kerosene
--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Resources: $1,331,300. Award: $124,572.
$917,000 -- electric utility discount
$414,300 -- gas utility discount
--FLORIDA: Resources: $4,926,566. Award: $217,488.
$1,785,983 -- state funds for weatherization
$2,068,468 -- community and church funds
$1,072,115 -- fuel funds
--IDAHO: Resources: $466,093. Award: $33,266.
$221,583 -- fuel funds
$219,175 -- utility funded weatherization
$22,807 -- church and community contributions
$2,528 -- county indigent funds
--ILLINOIS: Resources: $69,265,237. Award: $1,783,338.
$62,338,487 -- SLIEAP funds through restructuring law
$6,926,750 -- SLIEAP funds used to match utility weatherization program
--INDIANA: Resources: $6,760,334. Award: $208,678.
$3,803,477 -- township trustee assistance
$1,301,617 -- gas utility waiver of reconnect and deposit fees
$839,235 -- church and community
$725,371 -- fuel funds
$63,437 -- summer bulk fuel discounts
$27,197 -- supplier discounts on fans and ACs
--KENTUCKY: Resources: $2,265,121. Award: $82,097.
$706,130 -- statewide fuel fund
$691,368 -- arrearage forgiveness, hhs receive energy education, some receive wx
$354,308 -- utility discount
$265,478 -- church/charitable/community
$231,980 -- state/county
$15,857 -- utility weatherization
--MAINE: Resources: $8,291,202. Award: $363,355.
$5,940,000 -- utility discounts, waivers, arrearage forgiveness, weatherization
$1,364,628 -- bulk fuel vendor discounts
$768,156 -- donated materials and labor for wx, supplier discounts
$218,418 -- church/community donations for emergency including furnace repairs and fuel deliveries, Operation Santa Claus.
--MARYLAND: Resources: $18,581,851. Award: $693,433.
$8,612,727 -- utility fee waivers (includes discounts and arrearage forgiveness)
$6,642,513 -- state funds for adult disabled ($5,541,600); state funds for emergency assistance ($1,100,913)
$1,358,905 -- misc. donations; $309,083 church/community/state funds for shelters who serve MEAP eligible; charities and service orgs. not connected to fuel funds ($1,100,913)
$1,036,381 -- fuel funds
$446,165 -- bulk suppliers in kind
$357,182 -- local energy tax rebate
$92,978 -- 3 percent-per-gallon discount from oil, propane, kerosene vendors
--MASSACHUSETTS: Resources: $44,050,228. Award: $1,223,891.
$32,672,337 -- utility rate discounts
$8,019,454 -- weatherization leveraging (including utilities, landlords and suppliers)
$1,972,087 -- bulk fuel discounts - statewide Margin-Over-Rack ($1,894,514) and oil bid program ($77,573)
$729,070 -- state 1 & 2 person programs
$657,280 -- fuel funds
--MICHIGAN: Resources: $6,230,952. Award: $166,849.
$3,997,847 -- fuel funds
$1,623,362 -- utility late fee and deposit waivers
$423,972 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$122,768 -- state funds for heat and electrical allowances for state assistance recipients
$63,003 -- utility weatherization
--MINNESOTA: Resources: $9,270,072. Award: $266,546.
$4,022,323 -- utility discounts and fee waivers
$1,679,991-- state funds for energy emergencies of public assistance clients, wx funds
$2,489,096 -- utility-funded weatherization
$640,811 -- fuel funds
$437,851 -- miscellaneous donations
--MISSISSIPPI: Resources: $1,239,260. Award: $20,368.
$442,987 -- utility waivers
$386,764 -- church and community contributions
$210,124 -- fuel funds
$153,717 -- miscellaneous donations
$45,668 -- supplier discounts
--MONTANA: Resources: $1,737,708. Award: $123,027.
$853,000 -- utility discounts
$656,631 -- utility-funded weatherization
$162,612 -- fuel fund
$50,567 -- landlord weatherization contributions
$14,898 -- weatherization materials suppliers discount
--NEVADA: Resources: $505,229. Award: $90,447.
$381,498 -- fuel funds
$102,786 -- utility-funded weatherization
$14,400 -- utility fee or deposit waivers
$3,650 -- local funds
$2,893 -- miscellaneous donations
--NEW HAMPSHIRE: Resources: $1,643,902. Award: $93,744.
$898,612 -- assistance from towns to supplement LIHEAP (state law mandates that town governments fund assistance programs)
$312,258 -- bulk fuel discounts, primarily oil
$195,924 -- statewide fuel fund, 6 utilities participating
$108,628 -- utility-funded weatherization
$82,945 -- church and community contributions
$45,535 -- utility discount
--NEW JERSEY: Resources: $87,111,770. Award: $2,442,256.
$70,284,262 -- Lifeline, a state-funded program (general fund) that supplements elderly/handicapped energy bills
$10,833,034 -- utility funded weatherization
$5,841,456 -- utility deposit/fee waivers
$153,018 -- fuel funds
--NEW YORK: Resources: $47,295,900. Award: $1,113,164.
$41,096,027 -- state and local funds for Safety Net ($39,798,988), state funds for arrearage payments to public assistance households ($1,297,039)
$2,791,306 -- utility/fuel bill sales tax exemption for public assistance households
$1,648,300 -- utility discounts and credits, includes affordable pay plans and arrearage forgiveness
$568,255 -- utility deposit, fee waivers
$494,450 -- utility company fuel funds
$697,562 -- Public Assistance Co-op for Energy (PACE), customers of National Fuel in 2 counties are pooled for discounted gas and transportation costs
--NORTH CAROLINA: Resources: $2,775,503. Award: $79,492.
$206,644 -- city/county funds
$1,933,969 -- fuel funds
$154,816 -- utility discount
$480,074 -- church and community contributions
--OHIO: Resources: $29,740,345. Award $794,625.
$11,677,783 -- utility fee waivers
$8,372,135 -- utility-funded weatherization
$6,077,532 -- state funded Energy Credit for elderly and disabled
$2,371,271 -- utility rate discounts
$1,150,000 -- fuel funds
$91,624 -- supplier discount (air conditioners, Project Air Care)
--OKLAHOMA: Resources: $1,660,866. Award: $106,023.
$1,660,866 -- utility rate discount
--OREGON: Resources: $3,667,946. Award: $170,222.
$2,046,771 -- utility-funded weatherization
$961,400 -- fuel funds
$257,595 -- discounts on weatherization supplies
$375,798 -- donations of heating fuels, blankets, coats etc.
$26,382 -- utility discounts, waivers and fuel oil discounts
--PENNSYLVANIA: Resources: $119,761,240. Award: $2,463,911.
$80,362,373 -- utility arrearage forgiveness, discounts, affordable pay plans
$18,459,747 -- utility late payment, disconnect, reconnect fee waivers
$15,210,914 -- utility-funded weatherization
$5,745,493- utility and charitable organization fuel funds
$18,713 -- bulk fuel vendors
--RHODE ISLAND: Resources: $2,702,275. Award: $156,105.
$2,345,950 -- utility discounts
$356,325 -- arrearage forgiveness for participants in statewide Percentage of Income Payment Plan
--SOUTH DAKOTA: Resources: $606,160. Award: $47,973.
$95,834 -- county funds
$45,588 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$227,021 -- propane prepay contract
$190,138 -- church, community
$28,495 -- fuel funds
$19,084 -- utility waiver
--TEXAS: Resources: $1,515,440. Award: $53,229.
$1,515,440 -- utility weatherization piggyback programs
--VERMONT: Resources: $4,163,503. Award: $289,861.
$3,549,983 -- state funds from weatherization trust fund through gross receipts tax on energy
$256,907 -- fuel funds
$226,383 -- state general assistance funds
$127,980 -- bulk fuel discount
$2,250 -- church and community contributions
--VIRGINIA: Resources: $1,994,034. Award: $65,896.
$1,248,877 -- fuel funds
$412,267 -- states funds for weatherization
$308,511 -- state sales tax waiver on deliverable fuels
$24,379 -- waived security deposits
--WASHINGTON: Resources: $18,565,908. Award: $689,886.
$7,155,253 -- utility discounts
$4,282,386 -- state funds for weatherization (Energy Matchmaker)
$1,916,823 -- fuel funds
$3,930,465 -- utility-funded weatherization, Energy Matchmaker ($1,403,264)
$839,850 -- community/charitable contributions
$441,131 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
--WISCONSIN: Resources: $15,679,507. Award: $458,337.
$8,811,790 -- utility-funded weatherization
$6,544,346 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$230,457 -- fuel funds
$64,557 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$22,313 -- Housing Cost Reduction Initiative Utility Payment
$6,044 -- utility discount

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