Utility Assistance Programs

Energy Assistance: Home Heating and Cooling
http://www.ncat.org/liheap/referral.htm

Financial Help to Pay for Home Heating and Cooling
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap/faq.htm

Guidestar: utilities
List of organizations by state that provide help with utilities.
http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/table_utilities.html

U.S. Department of Energy Utility Assistance
This federal program assists with utility payments for persons that
have income up to 150% of the federal poverty guidlines.(currently
11,540.00 for a one person household). In most states you can qualify
for assistance 2 times a year.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/

Since 1988, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) has operated the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Clearinghouse through a training and technical assistance contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance.  To contact:            http://liheap.ncat.org/

2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.   Learn more about your local 2-1-1 by looking it up here.  http://www.211.org/