Low-Income Energy Programs
Federal | Utility | Charitable
Federal
LIHEAP Contact
Public Inquiries: 800-745-6575
800-745-5555 (TTY)
Hearing Impaired Dial 7-1-1
Website
LIHEAP Administering Agency Contacts
Local Administering Agency Contacts
Weatherization Assistance Program
Local Administering Agency Contacts Website
LIHEAP FY 2024 Funding
$26,526,765
*including additional $663,000 from Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA), (Pub. L. 117-58)
LIHEAP Income Eligibility Level
60% State Median Income
LIHEAP FY 2024 Benefit
Heating: $75 minimum, $1,221 maximum
Crisis: $1,500 maximum
LIHEAP Households Served in FY 2023
Heating: 26,052
Cooling: 25,001
Winter Crisis: 3,607
LIHEAP Program Dates
Heating: Year-round
Crisis: October 1 - May 1
Weatherization: Year-round
Utility
Low-Income Rate Assistance
Narragansett Electric
Provides a discount rate for low-income households amounting to about $9 per month.
Customer Service: 1-800-322-3223
Hearing/Speech-Impaired Customers: 1-800-793-5046
Non-English-Speaking Customers: 1-800-322-3223
www.nationalgridus.com/narragansett/home/rates/4_a60.asp
Low-Income Energy Efficiency
Narragansett Electric
Appliance Management Program
An Energy manager from your local Community Action agency will provide an appliance analysis which indicates how much each appliance costs to operate and how much you might save. You may qualify for other items including: ENERGY STAR® refrigerators, ENERGY STAR® lighting, water saving measures and insulation and air sealing measures.
Contact your local Community Action Agency that provides fuel assistance services or the Rhode Island State Energy Office at 401-222-3370.
www.energy.ri.gov/lowincome/amp.php
Emergency Charitable Assistance
Please note these charitable funds are last resort emergency funds with limited resources and limited times of operation.
Good Neighbor Energy Fund
A statewide cooperative effort between gas and electric companies and The Salvation Army. The Good Neighbor Energy Fund is available to any Rhode Islander who, because of temporary financial difficulty, cannot meet a month's energy expense and has not qualified for or received other energy assistance funds. The maximum Fund grant is $300, the total of which can be distributed to more than one utility. The Fund grant is given only one time per family per heating season and a recipient must exceed LIHEAP income guidelines.
401-421-0956
http://rigoodneighbor.com/needassistance.htm
