FY 1996 State Leveraging Summary and Table

Compiled by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse
November 1997

--ALABAMA: Resources: $5,132,231. Award: $302,799
$3,038,851 -- utility discounts
$1,422,881 -- fuel funds
$670,499 -- utility business trust fund for emergency assistance

--ALASKA: Resources: $7,816,085. Award: $884,808
$4,938,653 -- state fund to supplement weatherization program
$2,877,432 -- state funds (State Power Cost Equalization Program that subsidizes electric bills of low-income people in remote areas)

--ARIZONA: Resources: $4,575,698. Award: $495,336
$3,640,630 -- utility discounts
$490,505 -- state/local funds
$165,494 -- utility-funded weatherization
$144,087 -- fuel funds
$134,982 -- church/community/charitable

--ARKANSAS: Resources: $257,476. Award: $18,324
fuel funds

--CALIFORNIA: Resources: $74,283,360. Award: $1,962,341
$54,236,305 -- mandated utility rate discount
$12,482,784 -- utility-funded weatherization, including utility appliance programs (energy efficient refrigerators, water heaters, ranges, furnaces) and utility weatherization inspections
$4,860,354 -- fuel funds
$1,962,025 -- discounted weatherization materials, equipment
$741,892 -- donated equipment, weatherization materials, services, labor

--COLORADO: Resources: $8,275,604. Award: $333,041
$3,188,997 -- state funds (property tax heat rebate)
$2,516,063 -- fuel funds, including $2,392,982 from the Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation, which raises money from a variety of private sources to supplement LIHEAP
$2,357,827 -- utility-funded weatherization
$198,080 -- utility deposit waivers
$14,637 -- utility discounts

--CONNECTICUT: Resources: $15,611,200. Award: $550,606
$2,491,700 -- state funds for energy assistance to supplement LIHEAP ($1,184,200) and for energy assistance for elderly-disabled ($1,307,500)
$8,309,600 -- gas utility arrearage forgiveness
$1,268,600 -- statewide Fixed Margin Oil Program
$1,497,400 -- utility-funded weatherization
$711,300 -- oil purchased under 'Fixed Margin Pricing Program'
$703,200 -- electric utility arrearage forgiveness
$629,400 -- statewide fuel fund

--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Resources: $1,455,417. Award: $180,626
$1,455,417 -- mandated gas and electric utility discounts

--FLORIDA: Resources: $4,112,450. Award: $181,511
$1,673,571 -- state funds for weatherization
$1,482,997 -- community and church funds
$955,882 -- fuel funds

--IDAHO: Resources: $703,913. Award: $52,427
$374,541 -- fuel funds
$262,396 -- utility-funded weatherization
$56,913 -- state/local funds
$10,063 church/community/charitable

--ILLINOIS: Resources: $1,679,340. Award: $41,712
$1,459,338 -- utility fuel funds
$202,928 -- landlord contributions to furnace program
$8,454 -- charitable donations
$1,500 -- cities and towns
$7,120 -- bulk fuel fee waivers

--INDIANA: Resources: $3,124,727. Award: $99,908
$1,221,917 -- state, township funds for energy assistance
$993,731 -- church and community contributions
$898,799 -- fuel funds
$10,280 -- rural electric coop donated hot water heaters

--IOWA: Resources: $528,446. Award: $19,726
fuel funds

--KENTUCKY: Resources: $986,262. Award: $43,377
$424,463 -- statewide fuel fund
$227,840 -- utility discount
$208,249 -- church/charitable/community
$125,710 -- state/county

--MAINE: Resources: $6,777,536. Award: $305,698
$4,953,786 -- utility discounts, waivers, weatherization
$876,569 -- bulk fuel vendor discounts, credits
$726,593 -- church/community including donated materials/labor for weatherization.
$220,588 -- state funds to prevent homelessness

--MARYLAND: Resources: $16,300,265. Award: $656,379
$1,462,720 -- state funds for disability assistance energy loan program
$11,027,767 -- utility fee waivers, and weatherization ($1,014,719)
$1,403,212 -- fuel funds
$1,101,193 -- church/community
$798,784 -- bulk fuel vendors (donations, fee waivers, etc.)
$401,156 -- local energy tax levied in 2 counties
$105,433 -- statewide 3-percent discount from oil, propane, kerosene, wood , coal vendors

--MASSACHUSETTS: Resources: $41,968,347. Award: $1,137,511
$37,650,813-- utility rate discounts
$1,708,936 -- bulk fuel discounts (statewide Margin-Over-Rack and oil bid program)
$946,364 -- oil overcharge funds
$901,105 -- weatherization leveraging (including utilities, landlords and suppliers )
$577,467 -- fuel funds
$171,945 -- church/charitable/community
$11,717 -- tax revenue from one town

--MICHIGAN: Resources: $22,112,398. Award: $556,717
$9,137,463 -- utility weatherization
$5,158,201 -- fuel funds
$3,785,006 -- utility fee, deposit waivers
$3,583,106 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$448,622 -- state funds for heat and electrical allowances for state assistance recipients

--MINNESOTA: Resources: $9,474,595. Award: $261,160
$2,530,385 -- state funds for energy emergencies of public assistance clients
$3,812,616 -- utility and bulk fuel vendor discounts and fee waivers
$1,651,346 -- utility-funded weatherization
$1,346,694 -- fuel funds
$$133,554 -- church, community funds

--MISSISSIPPI: Resources: $783,159. Award: $51,298
$329,831 -- fuel funds
$208,300 -- community donations
$100,360 -- donations (fans, weatherization materials, etc.)
$72,812 -- volunteer labor for weatherization
$64,396 -- utility discounts
$7,460 -- utility waivers

--MONTANA: Resources: $1,563,348. Award: $115,401
$715,902 utility discounts
$641,238 -- utility-funded weatherization
$73,211 -- landlord weatherization contributions
$112,293 -- fuel fund
$20,704 -- weatherization materials suppliers discount

--NEVADA: Resources: $311,785. Award: $60,611
$267,401 -- fuel funds
$39,475 -- utility-funded weatherization
$4,909 -- local funds

--NEW HAMPSHIRE: Resources: $1,947,962. Award: $120,920
$1,078,038 -- assistance from towns to supplement LIHEAP (state law mandates that town governments fund assistance programs)
$363,184 -- utility-funded weatherization
$288,705 -- bulk fuel discounts, primarily oil
$208,235 -- statewide fuel fund, 6 utilities participating
$9,800 -- donations from local businesses, trusts, municipal electric cos. etc.

--NEW JERSEY: Resources: $79,182,050. Award: $2,197,646
$72,305,049 -- Lifeline, a state-funded program (general fund) that supplements elderly/handicapped energy bills
$4,312,224 -- utility funded weatherization
$2,339,495 -- utility deposit/fee waivers
$225,282 -- fuel funds

--NEW YORK: Resources: $102,283,740. Award: $2,213,024
$86,324,342 -- state and local funds used to provide energy-related allowances to the public assistance population
$5,751,737 -- utility/fuel bill sales tax exemption for public assistance households
$3,818,031 -- utility discounts and credits
$2,446,040 -- state/local funds that pay the arrearages of public assistance clients
$1,452,000 -- utility deposit, fee waivers
$1,365,000 -- utility affordable payment plan
$1,126,590 -- fuel funds

--NORTH CAROLINA: Resources: $4,205,767. Award: $157,029
$1,940,399 -- utility rate discounts
$917,641 -- community (utility deposit guarantees)
$883,444 -- fuel funds
$462,786 -- county funds
$1,497 -- bulk fuel discount

--NORTH DAKOTA: Resources: $281,303. Award: $19,200
$163,665 -- bulk fuel discounts
$79,488 -- fuel funds
$38,150 -- oil overcharge funds

--OHIO: Resources: $26,784,620. Award $685,886
$12,451,043 -- utility fee waivers
$6,138,682 -- utility-funded weatherization
$4,598,985 -- state funded Energy Credit for elderly and disabled
$2,195,910 -- utility rate discounts
$1,400,000 -- fuel funds

--OKLAHOMA: Resources: $1,946,546. Award: $128,308
Gas utility rate discount

--OREGON: Resources: $2,364,700. Award: $110,305
$1,201,730 -- utility-funded weatherization
$435,508 -- utility and oil company fuel funds
$264,167 -- donations of heating fuels, blankets, coats etc.
$240,030 -- discounts on weatherization supplies
$117,332 -- landlord weatherization
$53,949 -- state Home Oil Weatherization Program
$51,984 -- utility discounts, waivers

--PENNSYLVANIA: Resources: $84,781,539. Award: $2,030,672
$54,366,587 -- utility arrearage forgiveness, discounts, affordable pay plans
$11,798,043 -- utility late payment, disconnect, reconnect fee waivers
$11,147,362 -- utility-funded weatherization
$6,802,223 -- utility and charitable organization fuel funds
$26,556 -- bulk fuel vendors
$34,428 -- other state agencies
$606,340 -- misc.

--RHODE ISLAND: Resources: $2,496,828. Award: $171,605
$2,102,709 -- utility discounts
$220,498 -- bulk fuel discounts
$118,770 -- arrearage forgiveness for participants in statewide Percentage of Income Payment Plan
$54,851 -- oil donations to crisis program

--SOUTH CAROLINA: Resources: $230,088. Award: $15,904
Fuel funds

--SOUTH DAKOTA: Resources: $530,110. Award: $44,072
$332,460 -- oil supplier discount, including summer discount when state guarantees payment
$101,180 -- county funds
$36,030 -- fuel funds
$31,710 -- church, community
$28,730 -- landlord contributions to weatherization

--UTAH: Resources: $281,011. Award: $18,472
$195,508 -- fuel funds
$85,503 -- utility-funded weatherization

--VERMONT: Resources: $3,188,949. Award: $243,920
$2,647,105 -- state funds from Weatherization Trust Fund through gross receipts tax on energy
$283,880 -- fuel funds and community donations
$245,554 -- state general assistance funds
$5,925 -- utility discount
$3,985 -- bulk fuel discount
$2,500 -- private donations

--VIRGINIA: Resources: $1,425,697. Award: $51,964
$1,114,669 -- fuel funds
$250,623 -- state, local government, oil overcharge
$60,405 -- waived security deposits

--WASHINGTON: Resources: $15,701,338. Award: $570,420
$5,365,180 utility discounts
$3,677,128 -- utility-funded weatherization
$3,260,632 -- state funds for weatherization
$1,699,125 -- fuel funds
$786,822 -- community/charitable contributions
$912,451 -- landlord contributions to weatherization

--WISCONSIN: Resources: $19,152,460. Award: $546,253
$7,815,002 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$7,024,658 -- utility-funded weatherization
$3,709,818 -- state and local sales tax waiver for electricity, gas
$248,217 -- fuel funds
$170,952 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$142,868 -- state utility payment program
$31,437 -- utility waivers
$9,508 -- utility discount

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