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Winter weather is upon us. There are many Pennsylvanians who could use
help in paying their energy bills. Your donation can assist needy households
to keep their gas and electric service on this winter. Consider donating to
your company's hardship funds. Click on the name of your company below to
find out how to donate.
Allegheny Power
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Company Name: |
Allegheny Power |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Two ways:
Through Allegheny Power or directly to $1
Energy |
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Notes: |
1. Call Allegheny Power’s Universal
Service Office at 1-800-207-1250 and ask for an application to donate.
2. Send a donation to
$1 Energy
P.O. Box
42329
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
or,
go to the $1 Energy Fund website at
www.dollarenergy.org and click on “How Can I Help” on the right side
of the page. Other directions are listed there. |
Columbia Gas
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Company Name: |
Columbia Gas |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
1. If not already signed up to donate to the fund, send a check
(separate from your bill payment) payable to: $1 Energy Fund.
2. Check the box on the back of your monthly gas bill and you
will be enrolled for monthly donations.
3. Call
1-888-460-4332 to request a pledge card for monthly bill donations. |
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Mail checks to:
$1
Energy
P.O.
Box 42329
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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Dominion Peoples
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Company Name: |
Dominion Peoples |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Help people without heat or light by donating to the Dollar Energy
fund. Please add $1 to your monthly gas payment. You can pay this bill with an electronic check,
ATM/debit card with a Pulse, Star, NYCE or Accell logo, or a VISA, Mastercard, or Discover credit card
at www.dom.com or at 1-800-573-1169. Bill Matrix provides this service. As service fee applies. |
Duquesne Light
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Company Name: |
Duquesne Light |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
To pledge a monthly donation, click here:
www.dollarenergyfund.org |
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Notes: |
Duquesne Light donates $1 for every dollar you donate. All of your
donation goes to help local people. Not one penny goes to administrative
costs. Those are covered by Duquesne Light and other corporations. |
Equitable Gas
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Company Name: |
Equitable Gas |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
1. Pledge by checking the $1, $5, or $10
box on the front of your bill payment coupon. Equitable will add that
pledge amount to your monthly bill.
2. Send checks for a one-time donation,
made out to $1 Energy Fund, and mail to Equitable Gas. |
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Notes: |
Equitable Gas matches customer donations to the $1
Energy Fund up to $200,000. Each dollar you donate goes directly to
help needy families with winter heating bills. Other costs are paid
separately by Equitable Gas. |
First Energy, Met Ed, and Penelec
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Company Name: |
First Energy
Met Ed and Penelec customers |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
1. Through a pledge on your monthly
electric bill or directly through $1 Energy.
2. To donate by credit card, log onto
www.savegroundhogday.com |
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Notes: |
To make payments through your electric bill:
Met-Ed Customers call 1-800-662-3115, and Penelec customers call
1-800-545-7741
Send a check payable to: “The Dollar
Energy Fund”, note the name of your electric company, and send to:
The Dollar Energy Fund, P.O. Box 42329, Pittsburgh, PA 15203-0329.
Or visit:
www.dollarenergy.org. |
First Energy, Penn Power
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Company Name: |
First Energy
MetEd, Penelec and Penn Power |
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Hardship Fund: |
Dollar Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
- Through a pledge on your monthly electric bill
or directly through Dollar Energy.
- To donate by credit card, log onto
www.dollarenergy.org.
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Notes: |
To make payments through your electric bill: Met-Ed Customers call
1-800-662-3115, Penelec customers call 1-800-545-7741 and Penn Power
Customers call 1-800-720-3600 (Pledge forms are sent to customers each
November as a bill insert to authorize contributions).
Send a check payable to: "Dollar Energy Fund, Inc.", note the name of
your electric company, and send to: Dollar Energy Fund, Inc, P.O. Box
42329, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Or visit:
www.dollarenergy.org.
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National Fuel Gas
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Company Name: |
National Fuel Gas |
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Hardship Fund: |
Neighbor for Neighbor Heat Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Contact NFG at 1-800-365-3234 to make a pledge on
your monthly gas bill or send one-time donations directly to
Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC). |
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Notes: |
Make check payable to: GECAC and note on it
that it is for Neighbor for Neighbor Heat Fund. Mail to:
18 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16501
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Philadelphia Gas Works
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Company Name: |
Philadelphia Gas Works |
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Hardship Fund: |
Dollar Plus Program |
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How to Donate: |
There is no check off available on the bills, to sign up for the dollar plus and donate to PGW's
hardship fund the customer will need to return the coupon (tear off section) of the newletter PGW sent
out with the bills in November 2008 or they can call pgw at 215-235-1000 and speak to a representative
to request to participate. Without signing up, our system will not recognize that the extra dollar is
for the hardship fund. |
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PPL Utilities
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Company Name: |
PPL Electric Utilities |
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Hardship Fund: |
Operation Help |
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How to Donate: |
Send a check payable to
“PPL Operation Help”
PPL Electric Utilities – LEHSC2
Evelyn Soto
827 Hausman Rd.
Allentown, PA 18104
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Notes: |
PPL customers can make monthly contributions by
adding $1, $2, or $5 to your PPL electric utility bill,
call toll-free 1-800-342-5775 or
enroll online at:
www.pplweb.com
Fund helps to pay any type of home energy bill:
electric, oil or gas. |
T W Philips Gas & Oil company
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Company Name: |
T W Philips Gas & Oil company |
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Hardship Fund: |
$1 Energy Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Checks may be made payable to either TW Phillips or
to $1 Energy |
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Notes: |
Mail contributions to:
T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co.,
205 North Main Street,
Butler, PA 16001
Attn: $1 Energy
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UGI-Penn Natural Gas
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Company Name: |
UGI-Penn Natural Gas
(Formerly PG Energy) |
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Hardship Fund: |
UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Contact Customer Service at (800) 276-2722 to request a donation form or
log onto http://www.ugi.com/ to
printout a donation form.
Make checks or money orders payable to "UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund".
Send your contribution and form with your UGI bill payment (please use a
separate check to pay your UGI bill) or mail separately to:
UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund
Attn: Project Outreach Coordinator
One UGI Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0601 |
UGI Central Penn Gas
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Company Name: |
UGI Central Penn Gas
(Formerly PPL Gas) |
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Hardship Fund: |
OPERATION SHARE |
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How to Donate: |
Contact Customer Service at 800-652-0550 to request a donation form or
log onto http://www.ugi.com/.
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UGI Utilities (Electric and Gas)
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Company Name: |
UGI Utilities
(Electric and Gas) |
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Hardship Fund: |
UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund |
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How to Donate: |
Contact Customer Service at (800) 276-2722 to request a donation form or
log onto http://www.ugi.com/ to
printout a donation form.
Make checks or money orders payable to "Operation Share Energy Fund".
Send your contribution and form with your UGI bill payment (please use a
separate check to pay your UGI bill) or mail separately to:
Operation Share Energy Fund
P.O. Box 13009
Reading, PA 19612-3009 |
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