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Rate Assistance
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- PIPP (Percentage of Income Payment Plan) Plus, a monthly affordable payment plan. Participants that heat with gas pay six percent of their gross monthly income or $10 per month, whichever is greater, to both their electric and gas utilities. Those that heat with electricity pay 10 percent of their gross monthly income or $10 as their monthly payment, whichever is greater.
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Arrears Management
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- Arrearage Crediting Program: Monthly crediting of 1/24th of pre-enrollment arrears if PIPP is made in full and on time, plus any difference between PIPP and actual usage charges is forgiven.
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Energy Efficiency
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- Electric Partnership Program (EPP)
- Eligibility: Participation in or eligibility for PIPP Plus
- Services: Has two components: (1) base load efficiency component audits lighting and non-heating appliances and installs appropriate measures; (2) insulation weatherization measures for electric heat households including safety inspections, health and safety measures and energy education
- Warm Choice
- Eligibility: Natural gas heat customer of Columbia Gas, eligible for PIPP Plus, or have income at or below 150% FPG
- Services: home energy inspection, attic and wall insulation, air sealing, heating system safety check, furnace repair/replacement
- Housewarming Program
- Eligibility: Natural gas customer of Dominion East Ohio and at or below 200% FPG
- Services: weather-stripping, attic and sidewall insulation, door sweeps, other insulation, client education
- Community Connections Program
- Eligibility: First Energy Company electric customer at or below 200% FPG
- Services: electric energy efficiency and repairs including insulation, appliance checks and replacement, faucet aerators, electric water heater inspection
- Smart Energy Community Program
- Dayton Power & Light Company customer at or below 200% FPG
- Services: audits, energy improvements as needed
- Northeast Ohio Gas Program, funded by Northeast Ohio Gas
- TEEM Program, funded by Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio
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Participating Utilities
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- Electric PIPP Plus
- American Electric Power
- Ohio Power
- Columbus Southern Power Company
- Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
- Dayton Power & Light Company
- Duke Energy Ohio
- Ohio Edison Company
- Toledo Edison Company
- Gas PIPP Plus
- Duke Energy Ohio
- Southeastern Natural Gas
- Dominion East Ohio
- Eastern Natural Gas
- Pike Natural Gas
- Columbia Gas of Ohio
- Vectren Energy Delivery
- Ohio Gas Company
- EPP
- American Electric Power
- Duke Energy
- Dayton Power and Light
- FirstEnergy
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Annual Funding (2015)
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- Electric PIPP Plus: $304.1 million (includes arrearage crediting)
- Gas PIPP Plus: $27.6 million
- EPP: $14 million
- Other Weatherization: $34.6 million
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Households Served (2015)
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- Electric PIPP Plus: 197,270
- Gas PIPP Plus: NA
- EPP: 15,938
- Other Weatherization: NA
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Funding Mechanism
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- PIPP Plus rider (gas and electric PIPPs and EPP)
- Gas and electric distribution rates (other weatherization)
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Administration
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- Electric PIPP Plus: Ohio Development Services Agency
- Gas PIPP Plus: Gas utilities with oversight from Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
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Authorizing
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- Docket # 83-303-GE-C01, Nov. 23, 1983 (created original PIPP)
- SB 3, 1999 restructuring legislation creating Universal Service Rider for Electric PIPP
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Other Important
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