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NIPSCO receives two-year extension of winter warmth program Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced that its Winter Warmth Program has been approved to run for two years, through May 31, 2009. The Winter Warmth Program, which began in 2004, is an energy assistance program designed to help low-income NIPSCO natural gas customers with the payment of utility bills and natural gas deposits. Since the program's inception, Winter Warmth has provided nearly $14.5 million in bill and deposit assistance to 35,216 customers. Under the program extension, approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), enhancements have been made to the Winter Warmth program guidelines. Qualifying customers will be eligible to receive up to $450 in annual energy assistance, and NIPSCO has expanded the qualifying eligibility requirements to include those customers up to 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, in addition to those who have a financial hardship situation as determined by an administering Winter Warmth agency. New this year, NIPSCO will increase its contribution amount toward the program from previous years. For the 2007-2008 winter heating season, NIPSCO will contribute 17 percent of total dollars collected from customers, and 18 percent for the 2008-2009 winter heating season. The average residential customer will contribute approximately $0.63 per month toward the program.
Qualifying customers may begin applying for the Winter Warmth program on Nov. 19 by visiting one of 32 existing energy assistance agency sites located across NIPSCO's northern Indiana service area. Assistance sites in this area include: |
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