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Keeping Current Program

Get help paying down large balances and keep your bill current through predictable monthly payments.

 

What is Keeping Current?

Earn bill credits when you make on-time monthly payments and get personalized assistance based on your needs:

  • A monthly bill credit of $35 - $90, based on income eligibility, helps make monthly budget billing payments more affordable, for 24 months.
  • Past-due balances can be forgiven with on-time payments over 12 months.
  • Monthly Budget Billing payments must be made on time. Customer will be removed from the program if two consecutive payments are missed.
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Eligibility

  • Household income up to 200% of Federal Poverty Level.
  • Make an initial payment of 1/12th of total unpaid account balance (Energy Assistance available)

Customers may apply for either Keeping Current or Keeping Cool, but not both.

Federal Poverty Guidelines

People in Household (#) Annually Monthly
1 $30,120 $2,510
2 $40,872 $3,406
3 $51,636 $4,303
4 $62,400 $5,200
5 $73,152 $6,096
6 $83,916 $6,993
7 $94,680 $7,890
8 $105,432 $8,786

 


 

How to Apply

Complete an Application

Download and complete the program application.

Application (PDF)

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Take the application to an agency near you. Our agency finder tool makes it simple to connect with an assistance agency to submit your application.

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