FY 1997 State Leveraging Summary and Table

Compiled by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse
August 1998

--ALABAMA: Resources: $5,140,283. Award: $266,992
$3,038,353 -- utility fee or deposit waivers
$2,101,930 -- fuel funds

--ALASKA: Resources: $9,719,688. Award: $841,156
$6,181,255 -- state fund to supplement weatherization program
$3,538,433 -- state funds (State Power Cost Equalization Program that subsidizes electric bills of low-income people in remote areas)

--ARIZONA: Resources: $5,198,068. Award: $468,466
$3,887,253 -- utility discounts
$679,305 -- state/local funds
$496,252 -- fuel funds
$131,892-- utility-funded weatherization
$3,366 -- miscellaneous donations

--ARKANSAS: Resources: $241,035. Award: $14,775
$241,035 -- fuel funds

--CALIFORNIA: Resources: $65,616,656. Award: $1,761,732
$45,711,948 -- mandated utility rate discount
$11,988,536 -- utility-funded weatherization, including utility appliance programs (energy efficient refrigerators, water heaters, ranges, furnaces) and utility weatherization inspections
$4,421,328 -- fuel funds
$2,774,386 -- discounted weatherization materials, equipment
$639,306 -- donated equipment, weatherization materials, services, labor
$74,602 -- landlord donated labor and supplies
$6,550 -- bulk fuel discount

--COLORADO: Resources: $6,075,762. Award: $227,807
$2,870,889 -- state funds (property tax heat rebate)
$1,207,048 -- fuel funds, including $545,323 from the Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation, which raises money from a variety of private sources to supplement LIHEAP
$1,935,347 -- utility-funded weatherization
$62,478 -- utility deposit waivers

--CONNECTICUT: Resources: $15,349,900. Award: $516,750
$3,862,700 -- state funds for energy assistance to supplement LIHEAP ($2,449,700) and for energy assistance for elderly-disabled ($1,413,000)
$7,015,700 -- gas utility arrearage forgiveness
$1,468,100 -- utility-funded weatherization
$1,047,000 -- PVE to supplement LIHEAP
$772,400 -- oil purchased under 'Fixed Margin Pricing Program'
$396,800 -- electric utility arrearage forgiveness
$787,200 -- statewide fuel fund

--DELAWARE: Resources: $302,617. Award: $35,053
$322,077 -- fuel funds
$15,540 -- bulk discount for fuel oil and kerosene

--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Resources: $1,624,600. Award: $165,815
$1,624,600 -- mandated gas and electric utility discounts

--FLORIDA: Resources: $3,779,358. Award: $153,027
$830,649 -- state funds for weatherization
$1,725,559 -- community and church funds
$1,079,661 -- fuel funds

--IDAHO: Resources: $773,171. Award: $49,365
$357,637 -- fuel funds
$361,250 -- utility-funded weatherization
$50,218 -- church/community/charitable
$4,066 -- state/local funds

--ILLINOIS: Resources: $16,072,299. Award: $402,941
$15,200,000 -- utility fee or deposit waivers
$700,000 -- utility fuel funds
$157,049 -- landlord contributions to furnace program
$7,250 -- charities
$7,000 -- bulk fuel fee waivers
$1,000 -- cities and towns

--INDIANA: Resources: $4,156,664. Award: $129,382
$-- 1,540,199 state, township funds for energy assistance
$-- 717,423 church and community contributions
$-- 1,341,099 fuel funds
$-- 11,480 utility funded weatherization
$-- 502,550 utility fee waiver
$-- 43,913 supplier discounts on fuel, fans and air conditioners

--KENTUCKY: Resources: $2,040,025. Award: $82,360
$794,063 -- utility discount
$524,162 -- utility weatherization
$280,214 -- statewide fuel fund
$273,187 -- church/charitable/community
$168,399 -- state/county

--MAINE: Resources: $6,260,782. Award: $258,176
$4,625,156 -- utility discounts, waivers, arrearage forgiveness, weatherization
$677,009 -- bulk fuel vendor discounts, credits
$485,195 -- miscellaneous donations, including volunteer labor to install weatherization materials
$252,834 -- church/community including donated materials/labor for weatherization.
$220,588 -- state funds to prevent homelessness

--MARYLAND: Resources: $19,598,032. Award: $735,182
$9,777,184 -- utility fee waivers (includes discounts, arrearage forgiveness and fuel funds)
$6,653,262-- state funds for disability assistance energy loan program
$1,772,377 -- fuel funds
$664,278 -- bulk fuel vendors (donations, fee waivers, etc.)
$542,462 -- utility weatherization
$118,844 -- 3-percent-per-gallon discount from oil, propane, kerosene, wood vendors
$69,625 -- church/community

--MASSACHUSETTS: Resources: $42,546,818. Award: $1,164,817
$37,482,902-- utility rate discounts
$1,824,725 -- weatherization leveraging (including utilities, landlords and suppliers )
$1,584,221 -- bulk fuel discounts (statewide Margin-Over-Rack and oil bid program)
$960,000 -- PVE funds
$460,732-- fuel funds
$234,238 -- church/charitable/community

--MICHIGAN: Resources: $16,504,233. Award: $427,349
$5,753,162 -- utility weatherization
$4,859,295 -- fuel funds
$4,018,702 -- utility fee, deposit waivers
$1,532,372 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$340,702 -- state funds for heat and electrical allowances for state assistance recipients

--MINNESOTA: Resources: $20,956,661. Award: $563,944
$9,905,416 -- state funds for energy emergencies of public assistance clients (including one-time 1996 legislative appropriation of $8,821,200)
$4,174,186-- utility discounts and fee waivers
$3,498,996 -- local government funds for crisis
$1,930,436 -- utility-funded weatherization
$23,269 -- church, community funds
$1,022,954 -- fuel funds
$160,124 -- bulk fuel discount

--MISSISSIPPI: Resources: $707,305. Award: $40,274
$464,664 -- fuel funds
$157,435 -- donations (fans, weatherization materials, etc.)
$58,499 -- supplier discounts
$26,707 -- utility fee or deposit waivers

--MONTANA: Resources: $1,865,171. Award: $108,400
$982,940 -- utility discounts
$638,325 -- utility-funded weatherization
$166,188 -- fuel fund
$64,780 -- landlord weatherization contributions
$12,938 -- weatherization materials suppliers discount

--NEVADA: Resources: $389,941. Award: $60,906
$301,441 -- fuel funds
$52,250 -- utility-funded weatherization
$36,250 -- utility fee or deposit waivers

--NEW HAMPSHIRE: Resources: $1,699,894. Award: $92,310
$1,116,997-- assistance from towns to supplement LIHEAP (state law mandates that town governments fund assistance programs)
$72,904 -- utility-funded weatherization
$319,819 -- bulk fuel discounts, primarily oil
$151,527 -- statewide fuel fund, 6 utilities participating
$36,765 -- landlord weatherization donations
$1,882 -- donations from local businesses, trusts, municipal electric cos. etc.

--NEW JERSEY: Resources: $83,716,112. Award: $2,250,000
$69,882,772 -- Lifeline, a state-funded program (general fund) that supplements elderly/handicapped energy bills
$4,229,607 -- utility funded weatherization
$9,387,500 -- utility deposit/fee waivers
$216,233-- fuel funds

--NEW YORK: Resources: $80,915,199. Award: $1,874,516
$68,801,369 -- state and local funds used to provide energy-related allowances to the public assistance population
$5,701,731 -- utility/fuel bill sales tax exemption for public assistance households
$3,829,880-- utility discounts and credits, includes affordable pay plans and arrearage forgiveness
$1,547,810-- utility deposit, fee waivers
$1,034,409 -- utility company fuel funds

--NORTH CAROLINA: Resources: $1,093,136. Award: $38,545
$969,219 -- fuel funds
$109,617 -- community (utility deposit guarantees)
$14,300 -- county funds

--OHIO: Resources: $28,569,708. Award $749,238
$12,749,351 -- utility fee waivers
$6,700,973-- utility-funded weatherization
$5,594,901 -- state funded Energy Credit for elderly and disabled
$2,309,195 -- utility rate discounts
$1,200,000 -- fuel funds
$15,288 -- supplier discount (air conditioners, Project Air Care)

--OKLAHOMA: Resources: $1,901,532. Award: $108,984
$1,901,532 -- gas utility rate discount

--OREGON: Resources: $2,615,119. Award: $111,005
$1,625,244 -- utility-funded weatherization
$576,845 -- utility and oil company fuel funds
$223,505 -- discounts on weatherization supplies
$150,361 -- donations of heating fuels, blankets, coats etc.
$39,164 -- gas and electric utility rate discounts

--PENNSYLVANIA: Resources: $96,244,078. Award: $2,250,000
$59,113,862 -- utility arrearage forgiveness, discounts, affordable pay plans
$17,612,582 -- utility late payment, disconnect, reconnect fee waivers
$13,147,308 -- utility-funded weatherization
$6,217,343 -- utility and charitable organization fuel funds
$152,983 -- community and church donations

--RHODE ISLAND: Resources: $1,673,459. Award: $99,388
$1,194,091 -- utility discounts
$214,137 -- bulk fuel discounts
$203,659 -- arrearage forgiveness for participants in statewide Percentage of Income Payment Plan
$61,572 -- oil donations to crisis program

--SOUTH DAKOTA: Resources: $1,343,582. Award: $74,469
$936,831 -- oil supplier discount, including summer discount when state guarantees payment
$140,082 -- supplier discounts
$91,724 -- county funds
$96,645 -- fuel funds
$53,104 -- church, community
$25,196 -- landlord contributions to weatherization

--TEXAS: Resources: $378,176. Award: $12,384
$378,176 -- utility-funded weatherization

--UTAH: Resources: $374,471. Award: $21,553
$332,706 -- fuel funds
$41,765 -- utility-funded weatherization

--VERMONT: Resources: $3,678,395. Award: $240,575
$3,039,418 -- state funds from weatherization trust fund through gross receipts tax on energy
$307,029 -- fuel funds and community donations
$183,137 -- state general assistance funds
$132,152 -- bulk fuel discount
$16,659 -- private donations

--VIRGINIA: Resources: $1,447,630. Award: $50,049
$1,291,200 -- fuel funds
$87,420-- state, local government, Stripper Well
$69,010 -- waived security deposits

--WASHINGTON: Resources: $17,036,954. Award: $587,635
$6,894,155 -- utility discounts
$4,551,809 -- state funds for weatherization
$2,219,074 -- fuel funds
$2,209,099 -- utility-funded weatherization
$732,902 -- community/charitable contributions
$429,915 -- landlord contributions to weatherization

--WEST VIRGINIA: Resources: $3,207,371. Award: $161,098
$3,207,371 -- utility discounts for which utilities receive tax credit

--WISCONSIN: Resources: $16,683,261. Award: $474,945
$6,047,756 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$6,279,460 -- utility-funded weatherization
$3,824,468 -- state and local sales tax waiver for electricity, gas
$317,426 -- fuel funds
$178,152 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$35,999 -- utility discount

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