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2020 09/13/18 13 determines that additional applications would result in expenditure of funds greater than the amount allocated to the State for the program in any federal fiscal year.

Application period will be announced in one or more of the following: Notification via billing, utility newsletters and/or their website. Agencies provide posters announcing enrollment period in the community. The State posts announcements in State offices and on the DHS website. The State, Agency or Utility Company is not responsible for any households who claim they do not receive their bills.

Credit amounts approved for eligible households shall be paid directly to the utility company.

The household shall have energy service with the specified island utility company for which the household requested energy assistance at the time of application.

4.2 Eligibility Requirements

A household shall meet all of the Program Requirements; and

A household shall meet all of the following conditions: 1) The household shall submit an application form; 2) The household shall be interviewed; 3) The household shall submit a current electric or gas bill; 4) Household’s declaring gas as their primary utility must also submit a current electric bill. Electricity is the secondary utility, and the bill shall reflect the annual usage and amounts; 5) The household shall submit verification that they currently reside at the address listed on the utility bill; 6) A photovoltaic household enrolled in a program such as but not limited to Net metering, Nem Pilot Project, Rollover, etc., shall have a utility bill that reflects charges for usage in excess of generation. Currently the household must be consuming more kilowatts than they generate resulting in a monthly charge for kilowatt usage added to monthly fees. Usage shall be determined using a one year billing cycle; 7) The LIHEAP applicant/household must be paying the utility bill. If the utility bill is paid by a third party not in the household, the household shall not be eligible; 8) On the day the utility company posts the energy credit, the

household shall have an active account number for residential energy service with the specified island utility company for which the household requested energy credit at application. If for any reason the utility company cannot locate or identify an active account number for