Citizens Energy Corporation

Citizens provides deeply discounted electricity credits to approximately 14,500 low-income ratepayers in the imperial irrigation district (iid), from its 39-megawatt low-income community solar project Citizens imperial solar, llc commissioned in 2019. A combination of free electricity funded from Citizens sunrise transmission llc (cst) and low-cost wholesale electricity sold directly to iid provides approximately $4.2 million of electricity savings per year to needy ratepayers struggling to stay cool in the region's 115-degree heat.

Citizens Energy shelter winter assistance program: since 1984,citizens Energy has contributed grants to over 125 homeless shelters in Massachusetts and rhode island to cover their Energy costs during the winter season.

In 2019, Citizens began a program to provide increased access to the benefits of electric vehicle (ev) transportation to disadvantaged communities in san diego county by providing funding to purchase ev's to non-profit organizations that provide services to low-income families. Funding for this program comes from Citizens sycamore-penasquitos transmission, llc (cspt). In 2022, this program funded grants to provide ev vans and the associated charging infrastructure to three critically important non-profit organizations: the indian health council in valley center (www.indianhealth.com), the southern indian health council in alpine (www.sihc.org), and meals on wheels of san diego county (www.meals-on-wheels.org)

Unrestricted donations made to non-profitsrelated of $112,191 and including grants of $112,191natural gas assistance fund:related of $86,850 and including grants of $86,850during 1984, Citizens Energy Corporation began a natural gas assistance program for the purpose of providing the benefit of lower-cost natural gas to low-income & elderly people throughout the united states and heating assistance for homeless shelters. The assistance fund is administered by local social services agencies within their area to provide grants to needy users.other programs note:in 2019, Citizens launched its "joe-4-sun" low-income community solar program. The program provides retail electricity bill credits at a 50% discount to more than 2,500 income-qualified needy families across Massachusetts and new york, saving each family approximately $300 per year. The bill credits originate from solar projects developed, built, owned, and operated by Citizens enterprises' subsidiaries. Joe-4-sun provides approximately $600,000 per year of electricity savings to low-income families.in addition to the joe-4-sun low-income community solar program, Citizens also provides approximately $1.8 million/year of electricity savings to municipalities, colleges, and non-profit organizations from bill credits generated from its solar projects. During 2022, Citizens incurred $758,408 in expenses for outreach, marketing, and customer service related to administering the joe-4-sun program.in 2022, Citizens, in partnership with vineyard wind, began a program to purchase net metering or solar bill credits on behalf of low-income ratepayers who live in coastal areas impacted by the vineyard wind offshore wind project. Purchasing the bill credits for these households further reduces their monthly electric bills, beyond the initial savings from the discounted bill credits. During 2022, Citizens spent $73,182 to reduce 166 low-income household's Energy bills.