Dominion’s EnergyShare Program Begins Accepting
Applications For Heating Assistance
RICHMOND, Va. – Applications are now being accepted
for EnergyShare,
Dominion’s heating-assistance program aimed at helping individuals and
families in need stay warm during the cold winter months.
Most administering
agencies are accepting applications. Salvation Army
agencies began accepting applications Jan. 2.
EnergyShare, which is supported
by donations from Dominion customers and its employees, is designed to help
those in need heat their homes after all other assistance has been exhausted. Payments
go directly to the energy vendor on behalf of the recipient.
Administering agencies
will help individuals determine if they qualify. To
qualify for EnergyShare assistance, a person must live in Dominion’s
service area and be in danger of losing an important heat source. The
recipient must have a household income no more than one-half of the local median
income level, be unemployed, or demonstrate a personal or family crisis. To
ensure the widest possible distribution of assistance, eligible persons can
receive only one payment of up to $500 per heating season.
Because Dominion
and the agencies pay the administrative costs, every dollar contributed to
EnergyShare goes to pay heating bills. The funds can be
used for any type of heat — oil, coal, wood, kerosene, natural gas or electricity.
For information on the nearest screening agency, call 1-888-667-3000.
Donations
totaled more than $1.7 million last winter. More than 6,600 families were helped.
The program has raised more than $22 million in its 24-year history. EnergyShare
donations can be sent to P.O. Box 11186, Richmond, Va. 23230. All contributions
are tax-deductible.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy
with an energy portfolio of about 28,100 megawatts of generation. Dominion
also serves retail energy customers in nine states. For more information about
Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
