New Hampshire Bulk Fuel Discount

New Hampshire has a statewide discount on bulk fuels for LIHEAP recipients. The program's success is attributed to a four-day turn around from delivery of fuel to when the check is received by the vendor, which resulted from a Governor's executive order. (Turnaround was formerly 3 weeks.) Of the state's 472 unregulated utilities, 450 provide discounts of 2 to 20 cents per gallon, with an average discount of 10 cents per gallon. They also waive fees for after-hours delivery for savings of $30 to $50 per household, and they provide free or low-cost furnace repair.

LEVERAGING

2010: $1 million
2009: $651,907
2007: $349,122
2006: $475,928
2005: $467,175
2004: $414,864
2003: $494,082
2002: $538,490
2001: $701,103
2000: $343,750
1999: $312,258
1998: $299,279
1997: $319,819
1996: $288,705
1995: $347,091
1994: $376,882
1993: $345,151
1992: $309,989