(Revised 10/1/2023 ML #3750)
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Primary responsibility for emergency payment of electric utilities (lights only) will be assumed by Energy Share of North Dakota, a private non-profit corporation. All applications, processing, and eligibility determination will be done by Energy Share.
Homes heated by electricity (as a primary fuel source), including lights, will be assumed by the North Dakota LIHEAP.
Do not separate the "heating" from "non-heating" costs. Consider the entire bill, household resources, amount needed to resolve the crisis.
LIHEAP has maintained the computer capability of making payments for electric utilities.
Energy Share will accept applications, determine eligibility and benefits approved for utility payments for households who have emergency needs with electricity costs and electricity is NOT the household's primary fuel source. Energy Share will provide all information needed to make the approved payments and will submit a weekly payment file that is retrieved and processed for payment by the eligibility system.
LIHEAP cannot issue electric utility payments under any circumstance for applicants whose income does not meet LIHEAP Heating Assistance eligibility guidelines at the time of the application for utility payment, or at some point during the current fiscal year, or for utility bills which would have no effect on the operation of the heating system.
