Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 58.9 - Program announcement(a) A covered utility shall provide notice of program activities as follows: (1) The utility shall, at least annually, review its customer records to identify customers who appear to be eligible for low income usage reduction service. The utility shall then provide a targeted mass mailing to each customer identified through this procedure so as to solicit applications for consideration of program services. A copy of this notice shall also be sent to publicly and privately funded agencies which assist low income customers within the covered utility's service territory. A covered utility shall also consider providing public service announcements regarding its low income usage reduction program in local newspapers and on local radio and television.(2) If available program resources exceed initial customer response, the targeted mass mailing shall be followed by a personalized letter to customers who did not respond to the mass mailing.(3) If available program resources still exceed customer response, personal contact should be made with customers who have not responded to earlier program announcements.(b) If, after implementing notice requirements of subsection (a), additional funding resources remain, a covered utility shall send each of its residential customers notice of its usage reduction program along with a description of program services, eligibility rules and how customers may be considered for program services.