XCEL ENERGY PROPOSES ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CUSTOMERS’ BILLS

Xcel Energy has filed a request with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to create a new program to expand assistance to lower-earning households who need additional assistance to pay their energy bills. The proposal for the new program followed several months of discussion and coordination with the Citizens Utility Board.

The company’s proposal would make it the first utility in Wisconsin to offer a targeted assistance program and would increase the total amount of income-qualified support by fifty percent or an estimated five million dollars annually. As part of the new program, customers who already receive assistance from the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program would be automatically enrolled.

If approved, Xcel Energy’s program would seek to lower eligible customer bills to no greater than four percent of their annual income for each service type (electric or natural gas) with a maximum reduction of $600 per year. The program also provides additional support to customers who have fallen behind on their bills.

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