Winter Energy Fair to assist with energy affordability and services - Rome Sentinel

UTICA — State and region agencies are partnering connected a bid of Winter Energy Fairs, including an upcoming lawsuit adjacent week successful Utica. The just is escaped and unfastened to the public. They supply an accidental for individuals to get assistance with programs related to vigor affordability, weatherization, vigor efficiency, and services for older adults.

The Utica Winter Energy Fair lawsuit is docket to instrumentality spot connected Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. astatine the Utica Recreation Center, 220 Memorial Pkwy.

For the 2022-23 wintertime season, successful general, electrical and earthy state bills are expected to beryllium higher connected mean than past year, according to the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS). An mean residential electrical lawsuit utilizing 600 kWh of energy per period is expected to wage astir $75 per period for supply. Natural state bills are projected to beryllium astir 29% higher than past year. Actual measure impacts volition alteration by inferior and with the weather.

Individuals attending these Winter Energy Fairs tin larn much astir assistance that is disposable for income-eligible New Yorkers to wage their location heating bills, weatherization programs, exigency assistance for individuals astatine hazard of moving retired of substance oregon having their inferior work unopen off, and different wintertime assistance.

“As portion of our continued user advocacy, these Winter Energy Fairs are captious successful connecting families with much-needed fiscal assistance and alleviation programming, inferior vigor affordability programs, weatherization and different actions consumers tin instrumentality to beryllium vigor efficient,” Department of Public Service CEO Rory M. Christian said.

The fairs volition besides item further programs and services for older adults specified arsenic nutrition, transportation, and different community-based supports provided done offices for the aging. The Phase 1 arrears alleviation programme volition proceed to judge applications until Dec. 31 from low-income households not presently enrolled successful their utility’s low-income measure discount program.

County officials volition beryllium connected manus to assistance individuals successful applying for programs and benefits, immoderate of which person income oregon different eligibility requirements.

Attendees are encouraged to bring an vigor inferior measure and impervious if they are presently participating successful an assistance program, similar the Supplementation Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits oregon related assistance which whitethorn automatically suffice for further assistance successful immoderate cases.

Participating authorities agencies successful the Winter Energy Fairs see the Office for the Aging, Department of Public Service, Energy Research and Development Authority, Housing and Community Renewal, Power Authority, and Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.