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Program: Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help (REACH) - Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)

Agency: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)


Resource Number: 71840894
Description

REACH offers an energy credit of up to $800 to cover past-due utility bills, helping low-income families maintain essential services during financial hardship (subject to available funding). PG&E contracts with Dollar Energy Fund to accept and process assistance requests for the program.




Program Phones:
888-282-6816
Main - Dollar Energy Fund
412-431-2084Fax
Dollar Energy Fund

Website: www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/relief-for-energy-assistance-through-community-help.html

Location information
Sites offering this program
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REACH Program  
Location: No physical address.
Program Hours:
Dollar Energy Fund Call Center: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Description: Not applicable.
Disabilities Access: Not applicable.
Mailing Address: Dollar Energy Fund, PO Box 42329, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Service Area:

Program Delivery
Eligibility: To be eligible for assistance from the REACH program you must:

- Have a residential account with PG&E in the name of an adult living in the household
- Have received either a 15-day or a 48-hour disconnection notice
- Have not received REACH assistance within the past 12 months
- Have a household income that does not exceed the REACH income guidelines, which are currently 200 percent above the federal poverty guidelines.

Income-Based Eligibility Guidelines (valid through 5/31/2027):
Household size of 1-2: monthly income of $3,607; annual income of $43,280 or less
Household size of 3: monthly income of $4,553; annual income of $54,640 or less
Household size of 4: monthly income of $5,500; annual income of $66,000 or less
Household size of 5: monthly income of $6,447; annual income of $77,360 or less
Household size of 6: monthly income of $7,393; annual income of $88,720 or less
Household size of 7: monthly income of $8,340; annual income of $100,080 or less
Household size of 8: monthly income of $9,287; annual income of $111,440 or less
Household size of 9: monthly income of $10,233; annual income of $122,800 or less
Household size of 10: monthly income of $11,180; annual income of $134,160 or less

Add $11,360 for each additional person in the household.



Note: Customers who are enrolled in the Arrearage Management Plan (AMP) are not eligible for REACH assistance.
Languages: Spanish, English
Application Process: Apply online at https://www.hardshiptools.org/MyApp/


OR


If you need additional assistance, find an agency in your county to contact at https://www.hardshiptools.org/AgencyFinder.aspx

Payment methods:
Program Fees: No fee.
Documents Required: 15-day or 48-hour disconnection notice.
Service Area: Areas with electricity and/or gas services provided by PG&E.
Defined coverage area:
CA -Statewide



 

Agency Background

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Tax Status: Commercial
Legal Status: Commercial





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