FY 1998 State Leveraging Summary and Table

Compiled by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse
July 1999

--ALABAMA: Resources: $4,912,387. Award: $244,487.
$2,577,907 -- utility fee or deposit waivers
$2,334,480-- fuel funds

--ALASKA: Resources: $6,385,100. Award: $654,359.
$2,457,644 -- state fund to supplement weatherization program
$2,911,164 -- state funds (State Power Cost Equalization Program that subsidizes electric bills of low-income people in remote areas)
$1,016,292 -- state funds for Rural Residential Energy Rehabilitation Program

--ARIZONA: Resources: $4,939,916. Award: $699,195.
$3,156,991 -- utility discounts
$592,774 -- state/local funds
$407,452 -- fuel funds
$524,205-- utility-funded weatherization
$258,494 -- community donations

--CALIFORNIA: Resources: $64,849,388. Award: $2,141,178.
$45,408,156 -- mandated utility rate discount
$10,138,295 -- utility-funded weatherization, including utility appliance programs (energy efficient refrigerators, water heaters, ranges, furnaces) and utility weatherization inspections
$4,742,210 -- fuel funds
$2,268,740 -- discounted weatherization materials, equipment
$1,022,336 -- PVE
$940,724 -- church and community
$286,206 -- donated equipment, weatherization materials, services, labor
$29,753 -- landlord donated labor and supplies
$12,968 -- bulk fuel discount

--COLORADO: Resources: $8,880,292. Award: $454,981.
$2,696,086 -- state funds (property tax heat rebate)
$4,409,976 -- fuel funds, including $4,314,750 from the Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation, which raises money from a variety of private sources to supplement LIHEAP
$1,774,230 -- utility-funded weatherization

--CONNECTICUT: Resources: $13,456,400. Award: $601,223.
$3,336,141 -- state funds for energy assistance to supplement LIHEAP ($2,123,892) and for energy assistance for elderly-disabled ($1,212,249)
$6,324,202 -- gas utility arrearage forgiveness
$1,969,968 -- utility-funded weatherization
$160,000 -- PVE to supplement LIHEAP
$865,649 -- oil purchased under 'Fixed Margin Pricing Program'
$226,894 -- electric utility arrearage forgiveness
$573,546 -- statewide fuel fund

--DELAWARE: Resources: $431,870. Award: $80,069.
$216,880 -- fuel funds
$113,200 -- church and community donations (includes Potter Trust Fund payable to Catholic Charities)
$76,750 -- utility weatherization
$20,170 -- bulk discount for fuel oil and kerosene
$4,870 -- state service centers fan giveaway (1 utility donated fans, state provided cash for fans)

--FLORIDA: Resources: $3,567,243. Award: $122,622.
$1,181,279 -- state funds for weatherization
$1,313,004 -- community and church funds
$1,072,959 -- fuel funds

--INDIANA: Resources: $7,377,448. Award: $297,569.
$4,070,218 -- state, township funds for energy assistance
$1,755,000 -- utility fee waiver
$891,233 -- fuel funds
$520,084 -- church and community contributions
$97,278 -- bulk fuel discount
$43,635 -- arrearage forgiveness

--KENTUCKY: Resources: $2,.135,953. Award: $119,957.
$945,633 -- utility discount
$362,590 -- utility weatherization
$271,196 -- statewide fuel fund
$331,784 -- church/charitable/community
$224,750 -- state/county

--MAINE: Resources: $7,164,750. Award: $413,028.
$5,940,947 -- utility discounts, waivers, arrearage forgiveness, weatherization
$697,947 -- bulk fuel vendor discounts
$270,121 -- donated materials and labor for wx, supplier discounts
$255,735 -- church/community donations for emergency including furnace repairs and fuel deliveries, Operation Santa Claus.

--MARYLAND: Resources: $21,298,873. Award: $1,091,939.
$10,413,568 -- utility fee waivers (includes discounts and arrearage forgiveness)
$6,883,107 -- state funds for disability assistance energy loan program ($5,783,520), tax rebate and matching grants for energy emergency assistance
$1,172,352 -- fuel funds
$1,433,727 -- church/community
$628,604 -- bulk fuel vendors (donations, fee waivers, etc.)
$674,082 -- utility weatherization
$93,433 -- 3-percent-per-gallon discount from oil, propane, kerosene, wood vendors

--MASSACHUSETTS: Resources: $41,741,353. Award: $1,415,848.
$33,617,268-- utility rate discounts
$5,251,023 -- weatherization leveraging (including utilities, landlords and suppliers )
$1,461,968 -- bulk fuel discounts (statewide Margin-Over-Rack and oil bid program)
$753,316 -- PVE funds
$657,778-- fuel funds

--MICHIGAN: Resources: $8,531,214. Award: $267,712.
$1,376,421 -- utility weatherization
$4,097,730 -- fuel funds
$1,721,610 -- utility fee, deposit waivers
$1,155,713 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$179,740 -- state funds for heat and electrical allowances for state assistance recipients

--MINNESOTA: Resources: $9,453,365. Award: $326,358.
$3,239,659 -- utility discounts and fee waivers
$2,894,976 -- state funds for energy emergencies of public assistance clients
$2,265,917 -- utility-funded weatherization
$643,593 -- fuel funds
$292,072 -- bulk fuel discount
$88,172 -- church, community funds
$28,976 -- supplier discounts for wx materials

--MISSISSIPPI: Resources: $859,790. Award: $52,712.
Division of resources unknown

--MONTANA: Resources: $1,768,949. Award: $168,891.
$853,000 -- utility discounts
$669,562 -- utility-funded weatherization
$162,612 -- fuel fund
$71,152 -- landlord weatherization contributions
$12,623 -- weatherization materials suppliers discount

--NEVADA: Resources: $479,979. Award: $122,121.
$310,351 -- fuel funds
$109,879 -- utility-funded weatherization
$43,155 -- utility-funded bill assistance
$13,600 -- utility fee or deposit waivers
$2,994 -- utility discount for senior or disabled

--NEW HAMPSHIRE: Resources: $1,598,826. Award: $127,936.
$1,008,073 -- assistance from towns to supplement LIHEAP (state law mandates that town governments fund assistance programs)
$299,279 -- bulk fuel discounts, primarily oil
$193,224 -- statewide fuel fund, 6 utilities participating
$56,860 -- utility-funded weatherization
$41,390 -- donations from local businesses, trusts, municipal electric cos. etc.

--NEW JERSEY: Resources: $86,832,486. Award: $2,475,000.
$70,851,993 -- Lifeline, a state-funded program (general fund) that supplements elderly/handicapped energy bills
$9,615,138 -- utility funded weatherization
$5,873,536 -- utility deposit/fee waivers
$491,819 -- fuel funds

--NEW YORK: Resources: $64,754,955. Award: $1,729,606.
$56,251,762 -- state and local funds used to provide energy-related allowances to the public assistance population $3,576,594 -- utility/fuel bill sales tax exemption for public assistance households
$2,587,878 -- utility discounts and credits, includes affordable pay plans and arrearage forgiveness
$1,411,105 -- utility deposit, fee waivers
$768,322 -- utility company fuel funds
$159,294 -- Public Assistance Co-op for Energy (PACE), customers of National Fuel in 2 counties are pooled for discounted gas and transportation costs

--OHIO: Resources: $28,955,941. Award $924,982.
$11,669,167 -- utility fee waivers
$7,832,520-- utility-funded weatherization
$5,533,110 -- state funded Energy Credit for elderly and disabled
$2,402,424 -- utility rate discounts
$1,500,000 -- fuel funds
$18,720 -- supplier discount (air conditioners, Project Air Care)

--OKLAHOMA: Resources: $1,716,933. Award: $95,910.
$1,716,933 -- gas utility rate discount

--OREGON: Resources: $3,551,351. Award: $212,057.
$1,963,141 -- utility-funded weatherization
$956,266 -- utility and oil company fuel funds
$322,296 -- discounts on weatherization supplies
$215,200 -- donations of heating fuels, blankets, coats etc.
$32,475 -- utility discounts, waivers and fuel oil discounts
$61,973 -- utility and private donations of energy-related materials and services

--PENNSYLVANIA: Resources: $92,702,122. Award: $2,475,000.
$50,945,379 -- utility arrearage forgiveness, discounts, affordable pay plans
$20,977,391 -- utility late payment, disconnect, reconnect fee waivers
$13,616,447 -- utility-funded weatherization
$7,055,063 -- utility and charitable organization fuel funds
$45,697 -- bulk fuel vendors
$37,900 -- community and church donations
$24,245 -- state funds to pay deposits, reduce arrearages and repair/replace heating systems

--RHODE ISLAND: Resources: $2,855,478. Award: $253,346.
$2,143,298 -- utility discounts
$646,037 -- arrearage forgiveness for participants in statewide Percentage of Income Payment Plan
$66,143 -- oil donations to Emergency Fuel Program

--SOUTH DAKOTA: Resources: $371,746. Award: $40,049.
$173,336 -- county funds
$104,315 -- supplier discounts
$43,798 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$30,860 -- propane prepay contract
$16,267 -- church, community
$3,170 -- fuel funds

--TEXAS: Resources: $3,732,404. Award: $108,889.
$1,317,672 -- fuel funds
$1,302,000 - state and local (Governor Bush Emergency Relief and Tarrant County Emergency Relief)
$558,689 -- utility-funded weatherization
$468,143 -- community donations
$85,900 -- utility deposit waiver

--UTAH: Resources: $394,731. Award: $33,450.
$360,727 -- fuel funds
$34,004 -- utility-funded weatherization

--VERMONT: Resources: $4,245,756. Award: $420,375.
$3,600,000 -- state funds from weatherization trust fund through gross receipts tax on energy ($3.5m), furnace replacement ($100,000)
$254,187 -- fuel funds and community donations
$295,215 -- state general assistance funds
$96,354 -- bulk fuel discount

--VIRGINIA: Resources: $1,664,326. Award: $76,934.
$1,192,448 -- fuel funds
$406,096-- state, local government, Stripper Well (includes $241,559 waiver of state sales tax on deliverable fuels)
$65,782 -- waived security deposits

--WASHINGTON: Resources: $17,221,096. Award: $793,897.
$7,251,886 -- utility discounts
$3,962,940 -- state funds for weatherization
$2,987,494 -- fuel funds
$1,962,144 -- utility-funded weatherization
$797,541 -- community/charitable contributions
$259,091 -- landlord contributions to weatherization

--WISCONSIN: Resources: $15,787,117. Award: $564,936.
$5,810,056 -- utility arrearage forgiveness
$6,011,461 -- utility-funded weatherization
$3,475,849 -- state sales tax waiver for electricity, gas ($3,378,514), Housing Cost Reduction Initiative Utility Payment $334,535 -- fuel funds
$123,082 -- landlord contributions to weatherization
$32,134 -- utility discount

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