City provides summer energy assistance for eligible Mesa electric customers

SEA — a residential utility assistance program available to current city of Mesa residential electric customers whose total household income is less than $36,958 per year — eliminates Mesa’s monthly service and usage charges for the first 80 kilowatt hours to help eligible customers cope with higher electric summer bills.

At current rates, participants can expect to save up to $24.50 per month on their July, August and September bills.

SRP customers are not eligible to participate in Mesa’s SEA program.

Eligible Mesa electric customers are encouraged to apply before May 28. Applications will not be accepted after Aug. 1. More information is available on the SEA webpage at https://tinyurl.com/yfczumy4 about eligibility and how to apply.

There are several other programs to help income eligible Mesa residents with utility payments and other assistance, including:

• Limited Income Senior Rate Program, https://tinyurl.com/pw8ex8ca, which offers a 30% discount on water bills to those 60 and older on a limited income.
• Arizona Department of Economic Security is offering a new statement program, Power AZ, that expands access to utility assistance to more Arizona households. It uses the same application as the federal Low Income Energy Assistance Program found on the DES website, https://des.az.gov/liheap.
• Efficiency Arizona, https://efficiencyarizona.com, is a rebate program for qualified households to install highly efficient appliances and HVAC equipment to improve energy efficiency, home comfort and save on energy bills.

More information about limited income assistance programs is available on the city of Mesa website at https://tinyurl.com/28c358ps