In re Low Income Assistance Program

2025 (R.I. Pub. Util. Comm'n Feb. 14, 1996) ; Clearinghouse Number: 51126

Description

Low-Income Energy Assistance Plan Approved in Rhode Island

Abstract

After low-income consumers and the Providence Gas Company filed a petition for approval of a low-income assistance program, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a revised plan. Petitioners had asserted that because of substantially reduced Low Income Home Energy Assistance Funding, more and more Rhode Island residents would find themselves in need of assistance for the 1995-96 heating season. Counsel notes that the petition was withdrawn after the plan was made part of another docket with an integrated resource plan. Adopted by PUC, the revised plan allowed percentage-of-income plan (PIP) participants and nonparticipants who elect budget billing to participate in the low-income assistance plan during the 1995-96 heating season. PIP nonparticipants on budget billing were granted a monthly $7.08 credit, supplementing the $100 grant to PIP nonparticipants by the state energy office. In addition, the Providence Gas Company contributed 25 percent of each PIP participant's monthly copayment amount, credited to the customer's account monthly over 12-months. The amount available to customers was not to exceed $800,000.

Additional Information

Attorney Information
Plaintiff represented by John Rao, Rhode Island Legal Services, 56 Pine St., 4th Fl., Providence, RI 02903, (401) 274-2652.
Docket Date
1970-01-01 06:00:00+00:00