Electric Bill Grants for Ohio Edison

Ohio Edison Programs

• Ohio Edison offers programs to help its customers who struggle to pay their electricity bills. The Extended Due Date program allows senior citizens 60 years of age and older to change their payment due dates to accommodate receipt of their monthly pension or Social Security checks.
  
  Certain family members of active-duty military personnel facing difficulties paying their Ohio Edison bill can defer a portion or all of their payments until after their family member has returned home through the Military Deferred Payment Program. The Ohio Edison military program offers protections established by the state's Patriot Plan. The program enables military families to repay past due funds interest-free, over a period up to the length of the military member's deployment.
  
  Ohio Edison's Extended Payment Plan helps households facing financial hardship by creating a more manageable payment schedule that allows more time to bring their account balances current.
  
  

Home Energy Assistance Program

• The Ohio Office of Community Services administers the Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps pay utility bills for low-income Ohioans. HEAP recipients must meet income limits to qualify and the program typically provides assistance one time per year per household. The program does not pay funds directly to applicants, but rather makes payments to utility companies on behalf of participants. Special components of HEAP may provide additional benefits for needy households during winter and summer months. HEAP's Winter Crisis Program offers assistance for households that have received disconnection notices during winter months. The HEAP Summer Crisis Program assists low-income senior citizens with certain medical conditions and can help pay electricity bills or provide funding to pay for a fan or air conditioner.
  
  

Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus

• The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio administers the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus program. PIPP Plus enables low-income households to make uniform payments throughout the year, which better fit their budgets. The program does not require a deposit and qualified households pay the greater of six percent of their monthly income or $10 per month for electricity. PIPP Plus allows households to remain in the program from year to year, but participants must provide proof of income once per year.
  
  

Home Weatherization Assistance Program

• The PUCO administers the federally funded Home Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides free home improvements to help low-income households reduce their energy costs on a long-term basis. Services provided may include installation of insulation in walls or attics, or the replacement or repair of heating equipment. The PUCO offer benefits for participants of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan program, Supplemental Security Income recipients and low-income households that meet income limits.