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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 15 Energy Vendors Page 4 2. Hit ‘Go’ to search all households or use the drop downs to limit the search by Service Provider, Year, Consumption Status, or Application Status. NOTE: Select consumption status ‘Requested’ to view only households that still need consumption information entered. Payment Requirements Service Providers authorize payments for energy vendors on behalf of eligible households. There are two types of benefits, “Primary Heat” and “Crisis.” Primary Heat payments can be distributed over multiple payments. Payments are initiated in eHEAT by Service Providers. The Service Provider will always provide a household’s Primary Heat payment(s) before Crisis payments. The payments are processed through Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to the energy vendor bank account or mailed as a warrant (check). Energy vendors credit EAP payments to the designated account. Payment Notification When payments are issued, both MMB and eHEAT send notifications. MMB notification includes: • Warrant or EFT number. • Date of payment. • What agency and program the payment is made on behalf of. • The total payment amount. eHEAT email notification includes: • Warrant or EFT number. • Date of payment.