Utility assistance
CARE and FERA utility bill discounts
An ongoing discount on the energy bill for income qualified households, not a one off payment. The CPUC states that CARE customers receive an electricity bill discount of approximately 18 dollars a month and a reduced base services charge. FERA is a smaller discount for households that are slightly above the CARE income level, so being turned down for one does not mean being turned down for both.
How to apply
Apply directly with your utility. PG&E 1-866-743-2273, and each utility runs its own sign up. There is no charge and no home visit needed to enrol.
What we screen on
These are the rules the checker actually uses. Every one carries the source it was read from and the date it was read, so you can check us.
We hold no bright-line eligibility rule for this programme yet. That means we will not narrow it, and we will not rule anybody out of it. The agency decides, and the official page below is the place to start.
What we will not tell you
We will not tell you that you qualify for this, because that is the agency's decision and not ours. We screen against the rules above, we show which ones we could check, and we say plainly when a rule exists that we do not hold.