Federal Funding Summary of Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act Funding now available.
LIHEAP Enhancement Plan (2011) In 2011, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the Henry Shelton Act, which established a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Plan (LIHEAP Enhancement Plan). The LIHEAP Enhancement Plan created a funding stream to supplement federal LIHEAP funding, which provides short-term assistance to low-income households to address home heating and cooling costs. The Act authorizes an annual LIHEAP Enhancement Charge on all electric and natural gas customer bills, intended to generate a total of between $6.5 and $7.5 million per year for additional direct rate relief to customers already receiving federal LIHEAP assistance payments. Click here to view the LIHEAP Enhancement Plan (2011) law