News Archive 2015

Over 24,000 Pennsylvanian Households without Heat (December 30, 2015)

Operation Fuel Releases Energy Affordability Report (December 17, 2015)

Fuel Funds Celebrate Previous Assistance Numbers, Look to Current Heating Season (December 11, 2015)

Exelon-Pepco Merger Once Again Being Considered by DC Public Service Commission (December 4, 2015)

Alliant Energy Donates $2 Million as 91,000 Iowans Receive Disconnection Notices (November 20, 2015)

Maine to Repurpose $3.8 Million from Fuel Purchase Budget to Weatherization (November 6, 2015)

HHS Releases FY 2016 Funds (October 30, 2015)

Utilities Propose Higher Fixed Charges to Make Up for Lost Revenue Due to Conservation Efforts (October 23, 2015)

Minnesota Kicks Off Winter Disconnect Protection Season (October 16, 2015)

RI Center for Justice Files Lawsuit Against National Grid and PUC (October 9, 2015)

Congress Passes Short-Term Measure, OCS Releases Reallotment Funds (October 2, 2015)

NY Senior Center to Benefit from Single Stop Program (September 25, 2015)

DOE Releases In-Depth WAP Report (September 18, 2015)

PA PUC Eliminates Utility's Assistance Program Enrollment Limits (September 11, 2015)

Michigan Approves $89.5 Million for MEAP (September 4, 2015)

D.C. Public Service Commission Rejects Exelon, Pepco merger (August 28, 2015)

Wyoming Offers LIHEAP Outreach Through Public Webinars (August 21, 2015)

Georgia LIHEAP Grantee Contracts with Pondera Solutions to Detect Fraud (August 14, 2015)

WV DHHS Announces Supplemental LIHEAP Payment (August 7, 2015)

Dominion Virginia Power Expands EnergyShare Program (July 31, 2015)

MPSC Adopts New Funding Factor for LIEAF (July 24, 2015)

Connecticut's Operation Fuel to Receive $2.6 Million from Settlement Offer (July 17, 2015)

Fuel Fund of Maryland Director Receives Prestigious Award at NEUAC (July 10, 2015)

Avista to Offer Rate Discount to Seniors and Customers with Disabilities (July 3, 2015)

LITE UP Texas Extended Through 2017 (June 26, 2015)

HHS Releases Updated State Income Guidelines (June 12, 2015)

LIHEAP Receives $33.9 Million in Third and Final Funding Release (June 5, 2015)

HHS Releases Notice Concerning Federal Poverty Guidelines (May 29, 2015)

New Energy Efficiency Measures Deployed in Iowa and North Carolina (May 15, 2015)

Fuel Funds Report on 2014 Heating Season (May 8, 2015)

New York State Opens Cooling Assistance Program Today (May 1, 2015)

Maryland Audit Finds Lack of Documentation, Leads to New Software and Practices (April 24, 2015)

House Votes Unanimously to Extend Sunset on Oregon Energy Assistance Program (April 17, 2015)

EEA Releases Report on LIHEAP's Impact on Communities of Color (April 10, 2015)

Vermont House Passes Budget, Cuts $6 Million State LIHEAP Funding (April 3, 2015)

MPSC Approves Additional MEAP Grants (March 27, 2015)

Winter moratoriums endings in sight, remote shut-offs approved for AEP in Ohio (March 20, 2015)

Illinois Governor Wants to Seize LIHEAP Funds to Help Balance Budget (March 13, 2015)

Disconnect and Debt Woes Mount This Heating Season (March 6, 2015)

Winter Storms Complicate Heating Oil Deliveries (February 27, 2015)

Walk for Warmth Events Kick Off in Several States (February 20, 2015)

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Releases Brief Regarding Renewable Energy and LIHEAP (February 13, 2015)

Clearinghouse Releases Non-Federal Energy Assistance Report (February 6, 2015)

Clearinghouse Releases ACA-LIHEAP Report (January 30, 2015)

LIHEAP receives $300 million in Second Funding Release (January 21, 2015)

Energy Firm Settlements (January 16, 2015)

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Releases Brief Regarding "Supplemental Funds" (January 9, 2015)