If you are facing an emergency energy crisis and need help please check out our available State resources for LIHEAP The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to help you pay your home energy bills through:
Energy Assistance - A one-time payment for one fuel type for your heating or cooling costs from October-September.
Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) - Helps pay your energy bill when you have a sudden, unexpected, uncontrollable loss of financial resources, life-threatening situation, or if there is any circumstance that threatens your stability if energy aid is not supplied. The amount of help you receive is based on the amount of money needed to settle your crisis with the energy provider.
Winter ECIP is available November—May based on funding. The maximum amount you could get is $1,600.
Summer ECIP is available June—September based on funding. The maximum amount you could get is $1,200.
Contracted agencies may also provide emergency services such as blankets, emergency lodging, heating/cooling replacement or repair, window air conditioners, or wood stoves.
Check out your respective LIHEAP number below:
State LIHEAP Numbers
Alabama 1-800-392-8098 / 334-242-4909
Alaska 1-800-478-7778
Arizona 602-542-4791
Arkansas 1-888-233-0326
California 1-866-675-6623
Colorado 1-866-432-8435
Connecticut 1-800-842-1132
Delaware 1-800-464-4357
Kent County: 302-674-1782
New Castle County: 302-654-9295
Sussex County: 302-856-6310
District of Columbia 202-673-6750
Florida 1-850-717-8450
Georgia 1-877-423-4746
Hawaii 1-855-643-1643
Idaho 208-375-7382
Illinois 1-877-411-9276
Indiana 317-232-7777
Iowa 515-242-5655
Kansas 1-833-765-2003
Kentucky 1-800-456-3452
Louisiana 1-225-763-8700
Maine 1-877-544-3271
Maryland 1-800-332-6347 / TTY: 1-800-925-4434
Massachusetts 1-800-632-8175
Michigan 517-241-3740
Minnesota 1-800-657-3710
Mississippi 601-359-4768
Missouri 1-855-373-4636
Montana 1-833-317-1080
Nebraska 1-800-383-4278
Nevada 1-800-992-0900
Las Vegas: 702-486-1404
Reno/Carson: 775-684-0730
New Hampshire 603-271-2155
New Jersey 1-800-510-3102
New Mexico 1-800-283-4465
New York 1-800-342-3009
North Carolina 1-800-662-7030
North Dakota 1-800-755-2716
Ohio 1-800-282-0880
Hearing Impaired Dial 7-1-1
Oklahoma 1-866-411-1877 / 405-521-3444
Oregon 1-503-986-2000
Pennsylvania 1-866-857-7095
Luzerne County: 1-800-822-0359
Wyoming County: 1-570-836-4090
Hearing Impaired Dial 7-1-1
Rhode Island 1-800-745-5555 / 1-800-745-6575
Hearing Impaired Dial 7-1-1
South Carolina 1-803-734-0662
South Dakota 1-800-233-8503
Tennessee 615-815-2200
Texas 1-877-541-7905
Utah 1-877-488-3233
Vermont 1-800-775-0516 / 1-800-642-5119
Virginia 1-800-230-6977
Washington 1-360-725-2857
West Virginia 1-800-642-8589 / 304-558-0628
Wisconsin 1-866-432-8947
Wyoming 1-800-246-4221
TERRITORIES:
American Samoa: (684) 699-1101 or (684) 699-1102
Guam: (671) 475-2653 or (671) 475-2672
Puerto Rico: (787) 289-7600
Virgin Islands: (340) 774-1166 or (340) 774-0930, Ext. 4103
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