If you are behind on an energy bill in Pennsylvania, or you can see it coming, the help on this page does not all do the same job. Some listings change what you are billed from here on. Some are a single grant toward an amount already overdue, or toward a deposit a company wants before it will turn service on. Some put a caseworker on the account rather than money. A second section lists programs that pay for work on the house instead of toward the bill, where your income changes what you pay. Read each listing for what it actually is before you count it as help.
Pennsylvania calls the standing, discounted-bill version a Customer Assistance Program, and most utilities shorten that to CAP. The common thread is that the monthly figure comes from household income rather than from the meter, and several also forgive part of what you already owe while you keep to the plan. They diverge on what happens to the gap between that figure and the bill. PPL publishes an annual credit cap on OnTrack. PECO and UGI bill the income figure or your actual usage charges, whichever is lower. FirstEnergy and National Fuel publish a monthly minimum. The idea is shared; the terms are not, and the terms on your own company’s listing are the ones that decide what it costs you. The names vary too: Pike County calls its version New Start, and a reader comparing that with OnTrack is comparing the same kind of thing.
Hardship funds are one-off grants toward a specific overdue bill, usually once in a program year, and Columbia runs one of the same shape toward a service deposit. Whether a particular fund expects you to have applied somewhere else first is that fund’s own rule: Peoples tells applicants to ask the administering agency which other assistance must be used before applying, and Pike County’s brochure asks you to review its hardship and prior-assistance requirements. Ask the fund that question before you apply, not after. CARES is a caseworker route run inside the utility, and what it delivers is not the same at every company that runs one. PGW describes its CARES as payment assistance for residential customers facing a medical emergency, unemployment or another temporary hardship. PPL describes temporary shutoff protection, energy-saving advice and community referrals. Read what the company that bills you says its own version does before you decide it is not for you.
Which of these reach you depends on who sends your bill, so the page starts by asking for a ZIP code. One company’s assistance program is closed to another company’s customers, so showing all of them at once would mostly be showing you other people’s programs. The statewide ones show for everybody. LIHEAP is run by the Department of Human Services rather than by a utility, and the Weatherization Assistance Program is run by DCED through county agencies, so neither one turns on who bills you. LIHEAP also runs on a season DHS sets, so ask DHS or your county assistance office whether it is open before you count on it. Your ZIP tells us which company serves your address, which is not always the one serving the next town over. Our lookup is stronger on electricity than on gas, and for some ZIP codes it returns no gas company at all, so if yours is missing from what comes back, go to it directly and ask what it runs.
We do not run any of these programs, we do not process applications, and we do not decide who qualifies. Every program sets its own rules and makes its own decision. Each listing links to the organization that runs it, and every amount shown is taken from that program’s own published material as it read when we last checked it. Amounts are reset, seasons open and close, and programs change without telling anyone, so the program’s current terms are the ones that count, and nothing on this page decides whether you qualify.
Help paying an energy bill in Pennsylvania, and home improvements a program pays for
Three different kinds of help with energy costs in Pennsylvania. They work differently from one another and they are run by different organizations, so they are kept separate rather than mixed into one list. Holding one does not automatically rule out the others, though a few of these programs do exclude each other, so read the rules of the one you are applying for. Every amount is taken from the program’s own published material as it read when we last checked it. Programs change their amounts and close without notice, so the program’s current terms are the ones that count, and nothing on this page decides whether you qualify.
What do you need?
Help paying your energy bill
Programs that help with an energy bill in Pennsylvania. Not every listing here is money toward the bill. Where one is a charge you pay rather than a credit or a payment, the listing says so in plain words, and it sits here because a cost landing on this same bill is worth knowing about before it arrives. Each one sets its own rules about who qualifies and makes its own decision — so the only way to find out is to ask them. We do not run these programs, we do not handle applications and we do not decide who qualifies. Every listing links to the organization that does. Confirm the terms with the program before you count on anything.
Duquesne Light Company 3 programs
Duquesne Light Company
Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Apply through program; funding and eligibility review apply. Checked 2026-10-04.
Reduced monthly payment and 1/36 of pre-program debt forgiven for each full monthly payment.
The plan combines a reduced required payment with gradual forgiveness of qualifying prior debt. Ask the assistance team to explain the monthly obligation and how each full payment earns forgiveness before enrolling. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Duquesne Light Company directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Duquesne Light Company
Hardship Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Apply through program; funding and eligibility review apply. Checked 2026-10-04.
Grant applied to eligible past-due electric bill; award amount requires program determination.
Hardship assistance depends on income, the account balance, recent payment effort and the applicable seasonal rules. Bring the current bill and payment history to the assistance provider so it can determine whether a grant is available. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Duquesne Light Company directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Duquesne Light Company
Customer Assistance and Referral Evaluation Service
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Apply through program; funding and eligibility review apply. Checked 2026-10-04.
Individual assistance referrals for temporary hardship.
Customers facing temporary hardship can use CARES for individual assistance and referrals. Contact the program about the circumstances affecting payment; a referral does not by itself establish a grant award. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Duquesne Light Company directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →FirstEnergy Pennsylvania 3 programs
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Open year-round; periodic income recertification. Checked 2026-10-04.
Income-based electric bill; monthly minimum $12 nonelectric heat/$45 electric heat; eligible frozen debt forgiven 1/12 per paid month.
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania publishes PCAP as a bill set from verified household income, with eligible frozen debt forgiven as the required monthly payments are made. Supply arrangement, income recertification and participation in other assistance programs are FirstEnergy’s conditions, and it decides whether an account meets them. Ask the assistance team to go through each condition before you enroll. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact FirstEnergy Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →FirstEnergy Pennsylvania
Dollar Energy Hardship Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Opens October 1; available while funds remain. Checked 2026-10-04.
Up to$600 toward maintaining or restoring electric service.
This hardship grant can help maintain or restore electric service, subject to income screening and available funds. Contact the assistance provider with the current bill and payment history so it can establish the remaining eligibility requirements. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact FirstEnergy Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →FirstEnergy Pennsylvania
Customer Assistance and Referral Evaluation Services
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Contact customer care when hardship occurs. Checked 2026-10-04.
Temporary-hardship assistance and referrals.
CARES helps customers work through temporary hardship and referrals. Contact customer care about the specific situation; the referral service itself should not be counted as a separate cash award. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact FirstEnergy Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →PPL Electric Utilities 3 programs
PPL Electric Utilities
OnTrack Payment Plan
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current enrollment; OnTrack is a 12-month program requiring renewal. Checked 2026-10-04.
Income-based fixed payments and debt forgiveness; annual credit cap $3,150 electric heat / $1,950 gas or oil heat.
OnTrack combines an income-based payment plan with debt forgiveness and requires annual renewal. Have the assistance team explain the required payment, applicable credit ceiling and household-change reporting so the plan remains in good standing. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →PPL Electric Utilities
Operation HELP
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Apply through current assistance program; eligibility review applies. Checked 2026-10-04.
Nonrepayable bill-payment grant; award determined by program.
Operation HELP provides bill-payment grants following income and agency screening, subject to available funding. Contact the administering agency with the current bill and household information to establish the assistance available for your situation. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →PPL Electric Utilities
Customer Assistance and Referral Services
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Apply through current assistance program; eligibility review applies. Checked 2026-10-04.
Temporary shutoff protection, energy-saving advice and community referrals.
Temporary hardship can qualify a customer for referrals, energy advice and applicable shutoff protection. Contact PPL promptly about the circumstances and confirm what protection applies to the account and for how long. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania 2 programs
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Monthly payment no more than 6% of gross monthly income; bill discounts and arrearage forgiveness
Columbia Gas CAP can limit an eligible household’s monthly payment to no more than 6% of gross monthly income and provide conditional arrearage forgiveness. The current assistance PDF labels its income table 2027 while showing values used in 2026, so confirm the applicable household limit during enrollment. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Security Deposit Assistance Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Nonrepayable security-deposit assistance, once per 12 months
Columbia Gas offers nonrepayable help with a required service deposit, subject to eligibility, available funds and a once-per-12-month limit. Contact the assistance team when the deposit is requested so it can confirm the current screening rules and application process. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →PECO 2 programs
PECO
CAP Percentage of Income Payment Plan
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Income-based bill or actual usage charges, whichever lower; minimum $10 electric, $20 electric heating, $20 gas; conditional past-due forgiveness
PECO CAP bases eligible residential gas or electric payments on household income or actual usage charges, whichever is lower, with account and supply requirements. Ask PECO to review your account before enrollment, especially if you use a competitive supplier or budget billing. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PECO directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →PECO
Matching Energy Assistance Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Emergency bill grant combined with customer/other assistance to resolve termination amount
PECO MEAF helps eligible residential households facing disconnection, with the grant combined with other aid or customer payments to resolve the termination amount. Ask the administering agency to confirm the available grant and the remaining balance before relying on the assistance. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PECO directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Pennsylvania Department of Human Services 2 programs
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
LIHEAP Cash Grants
Offered statewide in Pennsylvania — the program sets who qualifies
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Not open until 2 November 2026. The 2026-2027 LIHEAP season runs 2 November 2026 to 23 April 2027 (State Plan pp. ii and ix; brochure p. 2). The closing date is carried in the State Plan and the brochure; the two DHS web pages carry the opening date alone — see QA flags. DHS reserves the right to shorten or extend the program depending on the availability of funds, increased demand, or other factors that impact on the expenditures of LIHEAP funds. Before the opening date DHS mails applications to households that received LIHEAP in 2025-2026 and posts a postcard to prior COMPASS applicants; that is not a general early-application route. Checked 2026-10-19.
A one-time payment sent directly to the utility company or fuel provider and credited on the household's bill. In some cases DHS may mail the check to the household directly. These grants range from $200 to $1,000 based on household size, income, and fuel type. The amount is set by a DHS payment matrix keyed on heating region (county), fuel type, income and household size, so there is no single figure for a household to expect; DHS publishes a Benefit Table lookup at https://www.humanservices.dhs.pa.gov/liheap_benefit_table/. The State Plan (p. iv) cautions against deriving an average, so no average is offered here.
Program details →Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
LIHEAP Crisis Grants
Offered statewide in Pennsylvania — the program sets who qualifies
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Not open until 2 November 2026. The crisis component runs with the season, 2 November 2026 to 23 April 2027 (State Plan p. ii, Crisis component), so there is no LIHEAP crisis route available today. Within the season, crisis assistance is available 24 hours a day. DHS reserves the right to shorten or extend the program depending on the availability of funds, increased demand, or other factors that impact on the expenditures of LIHEAP funds. Checked 2026-10-19.
Emergency help for a household in jeopardy of losing its heat, paid toward the heating emergency. A household can receive more than one Crisis grant, as necessary, during the season until the maximum benefit of $1000 is reached — that maximum is per season across all crisis grants, not per grant, and it does not add to the cash grant maximum. Eligible applicants receive benefits within 10 business days of applying, or sooner for those who are experiencing a time-sensitive, life-threatening crisis. Crisis assistance is available 24 hours a day.
Program details →Peoples Natural Gas 2 programs
Peoples Natural Gas
Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Gas payment based on 4%–6% of gross monthly household income
Peoples publishes CAP as a gas bill set at 4%–6% of gross monthly household income. The monthly income guidelines and the account requirements are on Peoples’ Customer Assistance Program page, and Peoples decides whether a household meets them. Ask Peoples what the annual eligibility review involves before you apply. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Peoples Natural Gas directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Peoples Natural Gas
Dollar Energy Fund Hardship Grant
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Opened October 1, 2026; short annual window and limited funds.
One grant up to $500 for 2026–2027
Peoples’ 2026–2027 hardship fund opened October 1 with grants of up to $500 for eligible households, subject to limited funding and payment-history requirements. Check the monthly income table and ask the administering agency which other available assistance must be used before applying. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Peoples Natural Gas directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Philadelphia Gas Works 2 programs
Philadelphia Gas Works
Customer Responsibility Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Reduced monthly gas bill based on income and household size; conditional past-due forgiveness
PGW CRP can reduce an eligible household’s monthly gas payment and provide past-due forgiveness when program obligations are met. Apply using the current household-income information and ask PGW to explain the payment and recertification requirements. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Philadelphia Gas Works directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Philadelphia Gas Works
Customer Assistance Referral Evaluation Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Payment assistance for residential customers with special temporary hardship; terms determined individually
PGW describes CARES as payment assistance for residential customers facing a medical emergency, unemployment or another temporary hardship, but current benefit terms need confirmation. Contact PGW with the circumstances affecting your bill and ask which assistance and documentation apply. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Philadelphia Gas Works directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Pike County Light & Power 2 programs
Pike County Light & Power
Good Neighbor Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Applications year-round. Checked 2026-10-04.
Electric-service grant up to $450 with another heat source; electric-heat maximum disputed within brochure ($900 headline versus $1,000 detail).
The current brochure gives conflicting maximum amounts for households using electric heat. Ask the United Way administrator to resolve that cap and review the hardship and prior-assistance requirements before relying on a grant amount. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Pike County Light & Power directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →Pike County Light & Power
New Start Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Enroll year-round; one-year agreement. Checked 2026-10-04.
Up to $250 arrears forgiveness: $62.50 after each three months of full, timely payments; late fees waived.
Arrears forgiveness is earned in stages through full, timely payments under the agreement. Have PCLP explain the budget amount and payment dates before enrolling, because a missed or late payment ends further participation. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Pike County Light & Power directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →UGI Utilities 2 programs
UGI Utilities
Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Monthly payment based on household income or average bill, whichever lower; conditional forgiveness of CAP credits and arrears.
UGI CAP can base an eligible residential gas or electric customer’s payment on household income or the lower average bill, with forgiveness tied to program obligations. Its income table carries a 2025–2026 label despite displaying newer values, so confirm the applicable limits and required documents with UGI before applying. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact UGI Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →UGI Utilities
Operation Share Energy Fund
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program page checked October 4, 2026; no fixed closing date established in the reviewed program source.
Energy assistance grant based on need and available funds
Operation Share provides need-based grants for eligible UGI residential gas or electric customers, subject to available funds. UGI’s published income table carries a 2025–2026 label, and we could not confirm that it is the table now in force. The community-based organization serving your ZIP code takes the application, so bring your household and account information and ask them to check your income against the limits they are working from. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact UGI Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 1 program
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Customer Assistance Program
Availability and timing, as we recorded it: Current program checked October 4, 2026.
Monthly bill 4% of income at 0–50% FPL or 6% at 51–150% FPL, or average bill if lower; minimum $12; conditional arrearage forgiveness.
National Fuel publishes CAP as a gas bill set from verified household income, with conditional forgiveness of the balance carried at enrollment. The supply arrangement, the income documentation and the weatherization participation it expects are National Fuel’s conditions, and it decides whether a household meets them. Ask National Fuel to screen your household and explain the required monthly payment before you apply. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Program details →There is also work on the house these programs help pay for
The two do different jobs. The programs above help with the bill you owe now; this work can make future bills smaller: insulation, air sealing and heating equipment. How much of it a program pays for differs from one program to the next. A few cover the work outright for the households they accept, and most pay a set amount or a share of a price the household owes in full. Some are limited to households inside an income range, and others are open to anyone and pay an income-qualified household more. Where a program does set a range, it can have a floor you must be above as well as a ceiling you must be under, so check both ends of that one. It is a separate application either way, so ask the program what it would cover on your house.
Home improvements where your income changes what you pay
These pay for work on the house rather than putting money toward a bill: insulation, air sealing, duct sealing, sometimes heating equipment. They do not all work the same way. A few cover the work outright for the households they accept. Most pay a set amount, or a share of a price you still owe the contractor in full, and on a big job the rest of that price is real money. Some are limited to households inside an income range; others are open to anyone and simply pay an income-qualified household more. Read each listing for the amount and for the share, and where a program does set an income range, it can have a floor you must be above as well as a ceiling you must be under, so read both ends of that one. What a program covers is decided after it looks at the home, and anything it will not cover stays yours to pay for or to leave undone. Funding is limited and these programs can close without notice, so confirm with the program that it is open, and confirm the terms, before you commit to any work.
PPL Electric Utilities 12 programs
PPL Electric Utilities
Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate
$400 standard; $500 at ≤250% FPL; UEF ≥3.3.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for an ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heater.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Air-Source Heat Pump Rebate
$225 tier 1 / $325 tier 2; enhanced ≤250% FPL $350 / $475.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for an ENERGY STAR certified air-source heat pump.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Mini-Split Heat Pump Rebate
$225 standard; $350 at ≤250% FPL.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for an ENERGY STAR certified mini-split heat pump.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Central Air Conditioner Rebate
$150 tier 1 / $175 tier 2; enhanced ≤250% FPL $225 / $275.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for an ENERGY STAR certified central air conditioner.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Air Sealing Rebate
Up to $0.25 per CFM reduction; cap $150 standard / $165 at ≤250% FPL.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for professional air sealing work.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Attic Insulation Rebate
Central A/C homes: up to $500 with electric heat / $200 with nonelectric heat; enhanced ≤250% FPL up to $575 / $250.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for professionally installed attic insulation.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Exterior Wall Insulation Rebate
Central A/C homes: up to $500 with electric heat / $200 with nonelectric heat; enhanced ≤250% FPL up to $575 / $250.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for professionally installed exterior wall insulation.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Basement Wall Insulation Rebate
Central A/C homes: up to $500 with electric heat / $200 with nonelectric heat; enhanced ≤250% FPL up to $575 / $250.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for professionally installed basement wall insulation.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Rim Joist Insulation Rebate
Central A/C homes: up to $500 with electric heat / $200 with nonelectric heat; enhanced ≤250% FPL up to $575 / $250.
PPL Electric Utilities offers residential customers a rebate for professionally installed rim joist insulation, sealing the framing gap where the floor meets the foundation.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
In-Home Energy Audit Rebate
$225 with electric central heat OR central A/C; $325 with both. Enhanced ≤250% FPL: $325 / $450.
The audit rebate changes with heating, cooling and income eligibility, but PPL's table and webpage disagree about homes with electric heat and no central cooling. Have the participating BPI-certified contractor resolve that eligibility question and quote your remaining cost before scheduling. Program availability, incentive amounts, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to confirm current program status, incentive levels, and application procedures before signing a contract or purchasing equipment. Pre-approval may be required before work begins; retroactive applications may not be accepted.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
WRAP Income-Based Assessment and Upgrades
No-cost assessment and approved energy-saving improvements; up to 100% off qualifying products/services.
Income-qualified households can receive an assessment and approved improvements without a customer charge. Start with WRAP screening so the assessment can establish the work available for your home and any landlord permissions needed. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →PPL Electric Utilities
Enhanced Rebate Bundle Bonus
$350 bonus for one insulation/air-sealing measure plus two additional major qualifying measures.
The bonus requires an eligible insulation or air-sealing measure plus two additional designated major measures, as well as income qualification. Have the contractor identify the qualifying combination before treating several unrelated purchases as a rebate bundle. Program availability, incentive amounts, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Contact PPL Electric Utilities directly to confirm current program status, incentive levels, and application procedures before signing a contract or purchasing equipment. Pre-approval may be required before work begins; retroactive applications may not be accepted.
Eligibility and how to apply →Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania 3 programs
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Income Eligible Audits and Rebates Program
Free home energy audit and up to $3,600 in instant rebates for recommended measures
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania offers income-eligible customers a free home energy audit, an efficiency plan, and instant rebates toward the improvements it recommends.
Eligibility and how to apply →Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Warm Wise Low Income Usage Reduction Program
No-cost approved home weatherization and energy improvements
Columbia Gas’s usage-reduction program provides approved weatherization at no cost for qualifying households with high gas use and income within the program limits. Ask the program to screen your account and home before arranging work, including landlord approval where needed. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Emergency Repair Program
Assistance repairing or replacing unsafe gas furnace, water heater, gas line or primary-heat space heater
Columbia Gas’s emergency program can assist with an unsafe gas heating system, water heater or gas line in an eligible owner-occupied home. Contact the program before arranging repairs to confirm the emergency assessment, income requirements and approved scope. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →PECO 3 programs
PECO
Free Energy Checkup
No-cost health/safety and energy checkup with eligible installed products.
This no-cost checkup requires income eligibility, permission to improve the home and no previous Free Energy Checkup within two years. Use the published monthly income table during screening and identify the water-heating fuel before asking which products can be installed. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PECO directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →PECO
Free Energy Checkup+
No-cost in-depth assessment; qualifying heating/cooling, insulation and duct improvements based on home needs.
Income-qualified electrically heated homes can receive a more detailed assessment and approved improvements based on their needs. Start with program screening so the home, heating system and installation conditions are checked before selecting equipment. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PECO directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →PECO
Low Income Usage Reduction Program
Free energy assessment and approved efficiency/safety improvements; eligible gas heat and water-heater repair or replacement
PECO’s income-qualified program can provide a no-cost assessment and approved improvements, with gas or electric usage thresholds determining which accounts qualify. Its gas section mistakenly calls a Ccf threshold electrical usage, so confirm the rate-specific requirement and obtain landlord permission where needed. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact PECO directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Philadelphia Gas Works 3 programs
Philadelphia Gas Works
Residential Equipment Rebates
First-unit rebates: furnace $400, boiler $1,000, combi $1,400, tankless $400; qualified Affordable Energy Sense primary-residence tiers $800/$1,400/$2,000/$700. Additional units $250/$700/$1,000/$350.
PGW’s equipment rebates vary by equipment type, first or additional unit, and income qualification, while its homeowner and landlord forms disagree on the tankless-heater input limit. Have a licensed contractor confirm the applicable form and limit with EnergySense before ordering equipment. Program availability, incentive amounts, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Contact Philadelphia Gas Works directly to confirm current program status, incentive levels, and application procedures before signing a contract or purchasing equipment. Pre-approval may be required before work begins; retroactive applications may not be accepted.
Eligibility and how to apply →Philadelphia Gas Works
Residential Air Sealing and Insulation Rebates
Per sqft: R49 with air sealing $0.65 standard/$0.95 affordable; R49 without $0.60/$0.90; R38 with $0.35/$0.50; R38 without $0.30/$0.45 per PDF.
Philadelphia Gas Works offers residential customers rebates per square foot for roof insulation and air sealing, at published minimum R-values.
Eligibility and how to apply →Philadelphia Gas Works
Low Income Smart Thermostats
Free ENERGY STAR Wi-Fi thermostat and installation
Philadelphia Gas Works provides and installs ENERGY STAR certified Wi-Fi thermostats at no cost in the homes of income-qualified customers.
Eligibility and how to apply →Duquesne Light Company 2 programs
Duquesne Light Company
Multifamily Energy Audit and Direct Installation
No-cost energy audit and qualifying installed efficiency products for buildings with at least five units under one roof.
Duquesne Light runs two efficiency tracks for multifamily properties of five or more units under one roof — one open to any such building, one for buildings where a set share of residents are income-qualified.
Eligibility and how to apply →Duquesne Light Company
Income-Eligible Energy Assessment
Free energy assessment and qualifying home energy-saving upgrades.
Duquesne Light offers income-qualified households a free home energy assessment, with the conservation measures it identifies installed at no charge.
Eligibility and how to apply →National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 2 programs
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Low Income Usage Reduction Program
No-cost weatherization, energy audit and approved energy-saving home improvements
National Fuel offers approved weatherization at no cost for qualifying households with high gas usage and at least 12 consecutive months of service. Request a program screening using your income and account history, with landlord permission if you rent. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Emergency Repair and Replacement Program
Approved emergency repair or replacement of heating equipment and hot-water tanks
National Fuel’s weatherization program includes emergency heating and hot-water equipment repair or replacement for qualifying owner-occupied homes. Contact the program about the equipment failure and eligibility before arranging the repair; rental properties are excluded from this emergency track. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Peoples Natural Gas 2 programs
Peoples Natural Gas
Low Income Usage Reduction Program
Approved weatherization and energy-saving measures
Peoples’ weatherization program evaluates qualifying households that have lived in the home for at least a year and meet its monthly income limits. Contact the program for a usage and needs review before arranging work, and confirm which improvements it will approve. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Peoples Natural Gas directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Peoples Natural Gas
Emergency Furnace and Line Repair Program
Emergency furnace or gas-line repair/replacement assistance
Peoples offers emergency furnace and gas-line repair assistance to qualifying homeowners and some renters under its published monthly income limits. Contact Peoples about the repair need before arranging work so it can confirm eligibility and the authorized scope. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Peoples Natural Gas directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →UGI Utilities 2 programs
UGI Utilities
Natural Gas Home Energy Upgrades Program
25% of insulation and/or air-sealing cost, up to $2,500; $50 customer-paid home evaluation.
UGI’s gas home-upgrade program offers 25% of eligible insulation or air-sealing costs, up to $2,500, while the home evaluation costs the customer $50. Arrange the evaluation with a participating contractor and have the recommended work priced before committing to the upgrades. Program availability, incentive amounts, and eligibility requirements are subject to change. Contact UGI Utilities directly to confirm current program status, incentive levels, and application procedures before signing a contract or purchasing equipment. Pre-approval may be required before work begins; retroactive applications may not be accepted.
Eligibility and how to apply →UGI Utilities
Low Income Usage Reduction Program
No-cost home weatherization and approved energy-saving improvements
Income-qualified UGI gas-heating or electric customers with high usage may receive weatherization at no cost after at least 12 consecutive bills. UGI publishes an income table for LIURP, and we could not confirm that the version shown is the one now in force. Ask UGI which limits it is working from, and arrange landlord permission if you rent. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact UGI Utilities directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Other programs 4 programs
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania
WARM Home Energy Improvements
Free assessment, education and approved efficiency upgrades.
WARM combines a no-cost assessment with approved improvements for households meeting both income and electricity-use requirements. Start with the eligibility screening and, for a rental, establish any landlord permissions before scheduling work. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact FirstEnergy Pennsylvania directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Philadelphia Energy Authority
Built to Last — coordinated whole-home repair
Offered statewide in Pennsylvania — the program sets who qualifies
Coordinated repair, health and safety work, and energy upgrades based on assessment and partner eligibility.
Philadelphia homeowners with qualifying income and repair needs can enter through One Philly Front Door for coordinated repairs and energy upgrades. Start with that screening so the partner programs can establish the scope and sequence; this is assessed work on the home rather than a separate unrestricted cash rebate. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Philadelphia Energy Authority directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Pennsylvania DCED / local weatherization agencies
Weatherization Assistance Program
Offered statewide in Pennsylvania — the program sets who qualifies
Audit-selected weatherization services; the website’s $8,547 average expenditure is not a household cash entitlement or a cap.
Pennsylvania's Weatherization Assistance Program provides no-cost weatherization — air sealing, insulation and heating-system work — to income-eligible households, scoped by a home energy audit.
Eligibility and how to apply →Pennsylvania DCED / county-designated agencies
Whole-Home Repairs — homeowner grant
Offered statewide in Pennsylvania — the program sets who qualifies
Up to $50,000 per owner-occupied unit for eligible repairs, including energy and water efficiency.
Eligible homeowners apply through their county agency, and an available statewide program does not mean every county has open intake or funds remaining. Ask the agency to coordinate necessary repairs with energy-efficiency improvements before selecting separate contractors. Eligibility is subject to income verification, household size, and funding availability. Benefit levels are set annually and may differ from amounts shown. Contact Pennsylvania DCED / county-designated agencies directly to determine current benefit levels, eligibility, and application procedures.
Eligibility and how to apply →Tick the ones you want to look into and the button below takes you to one short form. It sends your request to an independent contractor who does this kind of work — nothing is sent until you fill that in and submit it, and we cannot promise a contractor is available in every part of the state. Most of these programs want the assessment and the installation done by a contractor they or the county agency accept, so ask the program whether a contractor is one it works with. Who pays that contractor is not the same from one program to the next. A few pay an approved contractor directly for work they have accepted. Most pay you a set amount, or a share of a price you owe the contractor in full, and on a large job the rest of that price can be most of it. So before any work starts, get the contractor’s price in writing and ask the program what it would actually put toward that number, and who pays for anything the contractor finds that the program will not cover.
An introduction, not a recommendation. Ticking a program is not an application for it, it does not affect anything you have already applied for, and it does not mean we have established that you qualify. We do not perform the work, we do not decide who qualifies, and being listed is not an endorsement. GetEnergyRebates.com may be paid a referral fee by a contractor it introduces you to; you pay us nothing and you are under no obligation to hire anyone.
How this kind of help works
If you want to understand how this kind of help works rather than find a single program, we have written that up separately: Help paying your energy bill →
These are run separately
Bill help, the home improvement programs and ordinary rebates are run by different organizations under different rules, and holding one does not automatically rule out the others — though a few of these programs do exclude each other, so check the rules of each. Bill help covers what you owe now, the home improvement work can lower what you owe later, and the rebates cover equipment neither of those reaches. Check which Pennsylvania rebates apply to you →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Customer Assistance Program?
It is the standing, discounted-bill program a Pennsylvania utility runs for households below an income threshold it sets. Rather than billing what you used, the company bills an amount worked out from your household income, and several also reduce what you already owe while you stay on the plan. What happens to the gap between that amount and what you actually used is the utility’s own rule and is not the same from one company to the next: PPL publishes an annual credit cap on OnTrack, while PECO and UGI bill the income figure or actual usage charges, whichever is lower. The threshold and the size of the reduction are the utility’s own as well, so a figure you read on another utility’s page tells you nothing about yours. Ask the company that bills you.
How do I find out whether I qualify?
Ask the program. Each one sets its own rules, the rules are not the same from one utility to the next, and they are rewritten between program years. We publish what exists and link straight to the organization running it. We do not assess anyone, we do not handle applications, and we cannot tell you what answer you will get. If you already receive LIHEAP, SNAP, Medicaid or SSI, say so when you call, and let the program tell you what it does with that.
Why does the page ask for my ZIP code?
Because most of this help is run by whoever bills you, and that is settled by your address rather than by your town. One company’s assistance program is not open to another company’s customers, so showing all of them at once would mostly be showing you other people’s programs. The statewide ones, LIHEAP among them, appear for everyone. We use the ZIP to work out which utility serves you and for nothing else, and it tells us nothing about whether you qualify. Our lookup is stronger on electricity than on gas, and for some ZIP codes it returns no gas company, so check your gas bill for the name and go to that company directly if it is missing.
What is the difference between a CAP and a hardship fund?
A CAP changes your bill going forward, for as long as you stay on it and keep meeting its conditions. A hardship fund is a single grant toward a specific overdue amount, usually once in a program year. They are not alternatives, and they are not a fixed sequence either: whether a particular fund expects you to have applied somewhere else first is that fund’s own rule, and Peoples, for one, tells applicants to ask the administering agency which other assistance must be used before applying. Ask the fund before you apply rather than after.
My gas and my electricity come from different companies. Which program applies?
Treat them as two separate applications. Pennsylvania households are frequently billed by one company for gas and another for electricity, and each company runs its own assistance program with its own form and its own decision. Whether signing up with one changes anything at the other is a question for both of them, so ask both rather than assuming it carries across. Our ZIP lookup is stronger on electricity than on gas and for some addresses it returns no gas company at all, so if your gas company is not among what comes back, take the name off your gas bill and go to it directly.
What is a CARES program?
CARES stands for Customer Assistance and Referral Evaluation Services, and at its core it is a caseworker at the utility who reviews a household’s circumstances and points it toward the programs and agencies that fit. What that delivers is not the same at every company that runs one. PGW describes its CARES as payment assistance for residential customers facing a medical emergency, unemployment or another temporary hardship. PPL describes temporary shutoff protection, energy-saving advice and community referrals. So read the listing for the company that bills you, and ask that company what its own version covers before you write it off as paperwork.
I rent. Does any of this reach me?
Several of the energy-bill programs listed here serve renters directly, because the account is in your name and the reduction lands on it. Where the account is in your landlord’s name the route is a different one, and the program will tell you what it is. The home improvement programs are a different matter: that is work done to the building rather than to your belongings, so the owner has to agree to it, and FirstEnergy’s WARM, PPL’s WRAP and the usage-reduction programs at PECO, UGI, Columbia and National Fuel each tell a renter to arrange landlord permission before work is scheduled. Some repair programs go further: National Fuel excludes rental properties from its emergency track and Columbia’s emergency repair program is for owner-occupied homes. Ask the program instead of assuming that renting rules you out.