DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STATE PUBLIC BENEFIT FUNDS FOR RATE ASSISTANCE

The Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act expanded the Residential Aid Discount (RAD) and the types of heating/cooling systems that can be covered. Since June 2000, all-electric homes have been eligible for a discount of up to $20 a month, up to a limit of $240 a year. Households that use electricity as a secondary source of heat can get a discount of $12 a month for the five summer months and $6 a month for the remaining seven months, up to a total of $102 a year. The D.C. State Energy Office, the LIHEAP grantee, performs outreach, determines customer eligibility and refers potential clients to the utility.

See electric utility restructuring.

LEVERAGING

2001: $1.5 million
2000: $1.4 million (electric and gas utility discounts: 2000 and before)
1999: $1.3 million
1997: $1.6 million
1996: $1.5 million
1995: $1.6 million
1994: $2 million
1993: $1.5 million
1992: $1.4 million
1991: $1.4 million