Elements of Program Deliverability Workshop

Elements of Program Deliverability Workshop

Commerce is seeking comments on elements of program deliverability for a design of a statewide low-income energy assistance program. The comment period follows an August 21 workshop. Comments are due close of business Friday, Sept. 15.

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If you have questions, please reach out to austin.scharff@commerce.wa.gov and james.vogl@commerce.wa.gov.

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1. Monthly flat on-bill credit

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations of using a monthly bill discount to assist low-income households?

2. Monthly percentage bill discount

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations of using a monthly percentage bill discount to assist low-income households?

3. Monthly tiered percentage discount based on income

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations of using a monthly tiered percentage discount based on income to assist low-income households?

4. Monthly personalized bill assistance based on household energy burden

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations of using a monthly personalized amount of assistance based on household energy burden to assist low-income households?

5. The status quo funding approach

Under current law, electric utilities are responsible for the total residential energy burden of their customers. How would electric utilities set a bill assistance level to meet the household's total residential energy costs? For instance, what if a household is served by one electric utility and a different natural gas utility, or uses utility and non-utility energy, such as propane and wood. How would the utility account for these costs? How would this impact the delivery of assistance to households?

6. Consigned and no-cost allowances

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations of using no-cost or consigned allowances to fund low-income energy assistance? How would choosing this funding mechanism potentially impact program delivery for low-income households?

7. Climate Commitment Account

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations for using the Climate Commitment Account to fund assistance to low-income households? How would choosing this funding mechanism potentially impact program delivery for low-income households?

8. State General Fund

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations for using the State General Fund to fund energy assistance to low-income households? How would choosing this mechanism potentially impact program delivery for low-income households?

9. System benefits charges

What are the benefits, drawbacks, or other considerations for using system benefits charges to fund energy assistance to low-income households? How would choosing this funding mechanism potentially impact program delivery for low-income households?

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