Title: I Can't Pay My Electric Bill: Where to Get Help
Headings: I Can’t Pay My Electric Bill: Where to Get Help
I Can’t Pay My Electric Bill: Where to Get Help
Learn About Electric Bill Help
Emergency Payment Assistance
Help paying utility bills can come from three different sectors:
Utility Bill Assistance During COVID-19
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
How to Qualify for Energy Assistance
Charity Aid
These are some of the organizations you will be referred to:
Electricity Shut Off Laws
Utility Company Programs
What Can You Do If Your Electricity is Shut Off

Content: Do whatever you can to keep the power on. Once it’s turned off, the utility company will charge reconnection fees and could require a deposit to turn it back on. Help paying utility bills can come from three different sectors: Government assistance
Charity aid
Utility company programs
A good first step is to check out databases of agencies that assist with utility payments. Utility Bill Assistance During COVID-19
If you’re struggling with the impact of COVID-19 to pay your electric bill, two sources of help are your own utility company and federal assistance through the CARES Act. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act helps people learn how they can get government help to pay phone bills, medical bills, electric bills and other expenses. A big part of the assistance is through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which we’ll detail soon. Many of the major players in the industry – Duke, PG&E, Consolidated Edison and many more – are halting disconnections and waiving late fees for customers struggling with the impact of COVID-19. In fact, 26 states and the District of Columbia have ordered utility companies to suspend disconnections. A few others are suspending disconnections only for low-income and senior customers or are encouraging voluntary action only by utilities.