1. DAN ELLIOTT, Senior Energy Policy Analyst
Oregon Low-Income Energy Services PRESENTED TO: AR 603: Low-income Community Solar Workgroup
PRESENTED BY:
DAN ELLIOTT, Senior Energy Policy Analyst

2. Energy Services
The Energy Services programs are designed to support housing stabilization for low-income Oregonians by providing energy bill payment assistance and weatherization services to effectively reduce energy costs and improve health.

3. Energy Services
Energy Service programs are delivered through an established network of service providers including:
Community Action Agencies
County Governments
Native American Tribes

4. Energy Services - Current Annual Funding
Program
Source
Annual
Funding
Program Area
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Federal
$35 million
Energy Assistance
Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP)
State
$20 million
Energy Conservation Helping Oregonians (ECHO)
$8.6 million
Weatherization
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
$1.5 million
LIHEAP Weatherization
$5.2 million
USDOE Weatherization Assistance Program (DOE WAP)
$2.2 million
Multi-Family Weatherization Assistance
Total
$74 million

5. Oregon’s Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program
OHCS administers Oregon’s Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program consisting of four distinct programs:
DOE Weatherization Assistance Program
Federal resource – US DOE
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program- Weatherization
Federal resource – US HHS
Bonneville Power Administration
Federal resource - BPA
Energy Conservation Helping Oregonians
State resource – Portland General Electric & Pacific Power customers

6. Oregon’s Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program
The programs provide weatherization and energy conservation services at no cost to households at or below 200% federal poverty level.
Weatherization services include:
Conservation services
Household health & safety repairs
Heating equipment repair/replacement
Energy education

7. Units Weatherized by CAA’s
Low-income weatherization programs help provide stability for Oregonians with low-incomes by making homes and apartments more energy efficient and reducing overall utility bill costs.
Time Period
Units Weatherized by CAA’s
January 1-December 31, 2014
1,847
January 1- December 31, 2015
1,689
January 1-December 31, 2016
1,870
Total (1/1/14 – 12/31/16)
5,406

8. The low-income multi-family weatherization program provides assistance to existing and new construction affordable housing projects in the PGE and Pacific Power service areas.
Time Period
Units
# of projects
January 2011 to December 2012
1066 21
January 2013 to December 2014
867 15
January 2015 to December 2016
1129 19
Total(1/2011 to 12/2016)
3062 55

9. Energy Assistance Programs
OHCS administers Energy Assistance (EA) consisting of two unique programs:
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Federal resource – US Department of Health and Human Services (USHHS)
Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP)
State resource – Portland General Electric & Pacific Power customers
The programs provide for energy bill payment assistance to households at or below 60% state median income.

10. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
The LIHEAP program services include:
Bill payment assistance
Energy/client education
Case management
Heating and cooling equipment repair/replacement
Home weatherization services
Heat and Eat

11. Oregon Energy Assistance Program
The OEAP program provides:
Electric bill payment assistance to eligible Pacific Power & Portland General Electric customers
Priority assistance directed to customers in danger of disconnection

12. Energy Assistance Programs help provide stability for Oregonians with low-incomes by assisting with energy bill payments.
Households Assisted
Prevented Disconnections
Restored Utility Service
Households with Children<6
First Time Program Users
Federal FY 2014
87,002
48,846
5,846
20,874
20%
Federal FY 2015
90,292
46,465
8,703
22,648
12.3%
Federal FY
2016
81,871
47,319
4,939
17,126
34%

13. Questions?