NEWYORK RATEPAYER PROGRAMS | The LIHEAP Clearinghouse

CURRENT PROGRAMS

Rate Assistance
Most utilities offer a discount or credit each month to eligible low-income customers. The amount of the discount is usually established in individual rate cases and can be designed to waive the residential customer charge, or to offset all or a portion of a rate increase. Most participants are LIHEAP eligible.

Arrears Management
All of the major utilities have arrearage forgiveness programs except Con Edison and Orange and Rockland.

Energy Efficiency

EmPower New York

Eligibility: Income 60% SMI or less, reside in building of 100 or fewer units, LIHEAP- eligible or participate in utility rate assistance program

Measures include: appliance replacement, high-efficiency lighting, insulation and other home efficiency measures, energy education

Participating Utilities

Rate Assistance and EmPower: Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison, National Grid, Corning, KeySpan Energy New York, KeySpan Energy Long Island, National Fuel Gas, National Grid, New York State Electric and Gas, Orange and Rockland, PSEG Long Island, Rochester Gas and Electric, and St. Lawrence

Annual Funding (2015)
Rate Assistance (includes arrearage forgiveness):

Central Hudson: $2.9 million electric / $ 1.3 million gas

Con Edison: $48.5 million electric / $10.9 million gas

Corning: $125,000 gas

Keyspan NY: $10.4 million gas

Keyspan LI: $4.8 million gas

National Fuel: $9.7 million gas

National Grid: $11.8 million electric / $8.3 million gas

New York State Electric and Gas: $9.4 million electric / $3 million gas

Orange & Rockland: $2.6 million electric / $1.9 million gas

PSEG: $3.2 million electric

Rochester Gas & Electric: $4.2 million electric / $2.7 million gas

St. Lawrence: $3.2 million electric

Energy Efficiency:

Single Family: $18.9 million electric / $38 million gas

Multi Family: $7.7 million electric / $17.6 million gas

Households Served (2015)
Rate Assistance (includes arrearage forgiveness):

Central Hudson: 9,450 electric / 2,150 gas

Con Edison: 407,249 electric / 169,906 gas

Corning: 2,100 gas

Keyspan NY: 62,400 gas

Keyspan LI: 30,400 gas

National Fuel: 88,000 gas

National Grid: 125,000 electric / 70,000 gas

New York State Electric and Gas: 52,500 electric / 15,000 gas

Orange & Rockland: 12,000 electric / 6,700 gas

PSEG: 2,200 (estimate)

Rochester Gas & Electric: 36,800 electric / 31,400 gas

St. Lawrence: 2,200 electric (estimate)

Energy Efficiency:

Single Family: NA

Multi Family: NA

Funding Mechanism
Rate Assistance: Individual rate case settlements
Energy Efficiency: System benefits charge on all customers

Administration
Rate Assistance: Utilities
Energy Efficiency: NYSERDA

LEGISLATION

Authorizing
PSC Opinion # 96-12, creating SBC

Other Important
Order approving Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard

REPORTS / EVALUATIONS

NYSERDA program reports and operating plans

NYPSC Staff Program Review White Paper, details EEPS history, funding and suggestions for improvement

NYPSC Staff Report, June 2015, summary of rate assistance programs, recommendations for improvement and comments

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD (EEPS) Supplemental Revision to System Benefits Charge (SBC) Operating Plan (2012-2015)

CURRENT PROGRAMS
Rate Assistance	Most utilities offer a discount or credit each month to eligible low-income customers. The amount of the discount is usually established in individual rate cases and can be designed to waive the residential customer charge, or to offset all or a portion of a rate increase. Most participants are LIHEAP eligible.
Arrears Management	All of the major utilities have arrearage forgiveness programs except Con Edison and Orange and Rockland.
Energy Efficiency	EmPower New York Eligibility: Income 60% SMI or less, reside in building of 100 or fewer units, LIHEAP- eligible or participate in utility rate assistance program Measures include: appliance replacement, high-efficiency lighting, insulation and other home efficiency measures, energy education
Participating Utilities	Rate Assistance and EmPower: Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison, National Grid, Corning, KeySpan Energy New York, KeySpan Energy Long Island, National Fuel Gas, National Grid, New York State Electric and Gas, Orange and Rockland, PSEG Long Island, Rochester Gas and Electric, and St. Lawrence
Annual Funding (2015)	Rate Assistance (includes arrearage forgiveness): Central Hudson: $2.9 million electric / $ 1.3 million gas Con Edison: $48.5 million electric / $10.9 million gas Corning: $125,000 gas Keyspan NY: $10.4 million gas Keyspan LI: $4.8 million gas National Fuel: $9.7 million gas National Grid: $11.8 million electric / $8.3 million gas New York State Electric and Gas: $9.4 million electric / $3 million gas Orange & Rockland: $2.6 million electric / $1.9 million gas PSEG: $3.2 million electric Rochester Gas & Electric: $4.2 million electric / $2.7 million gas St. Lawrence: $3.2 million electric Energy Efficiency: Single Family: $18.9 million electric / $38 million gas Multi Family: $7.7 million electric / $17.6 million gas
Households Served (2015)	Rate Assistance (includes arrearage forgiveness): Central Hudson: 9,450 electric / 2,150 gas Con Edison: 407,249 electric / 169,906 gas Corning: 2,100 gas Keyspan NY: 62,400 gas Keyspan LI: 30,400 gas National Fuel: 88,000 gas National Grid: 125,000 electric / 70,000 gas New York State Electric and Gas: 52,500 electric / 15,000 gas Orange & Rockland: 12,000 electric / 6,700 gas PSEG: 2,200 (estimate) Rochester Gas & Electric: 36,800 electric / 31,400 gas St. Lawrence: 2,200 electric (estimate) Energy Efficiency: Single Family: NA Multi Family: NA
Funding Mechanism	Rate Assistance: Individual rate case settlements Energy Efficiency: System benefits charge on all customers
Administration	Rate Assistance: Utilities Energy Efficiency: NYSERDA
LEGISLATION
Authorizing	PSC Opinion # 96-12, creating SBC
Other Important	Order approving Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard
REPORTS / EVALUATIONS
NYSERDA program reports and operating plans NYPSC Staff Program Review White Paper, details EEPS history, funding and suggestions for improvement NYPSC Staff Report, June 2015, summary of rate assistance programs, recommendations for improvement and comments ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD (EEPS) Supplemental Revision to System Benefits Charge (SBC) Operating Plan (2012-2015)