Utility-Only Programs. Equity and Eligibility 1) The Parties agree that income eligible, single family customers and tenants who receive weatherization services through ComEd’s utility- only program will not be required to make a co-pay on any weatherization measure offered. Consistent with this requirement, the Parties agree that On-Bill Financing and Equitable Energy Update Program (“EEUP” or “PAYS”) financing should not be offered to single family customers and tenants for their participation in utility- only income-qualified weatherization programs. In the case of IE multifamily weatherization, ComEd will provide guidance to its contractor network that OBF or PAYS should only be offered to building owners (if measures aren’t fully covered). ComEd will consult with the other utilities, interested stakeholders and CAAs with experience in offering income-qualified multifamily weatherization services in Illinois regarding building owner co-pays. 2) ComEd will work with CAAs and the relevant implementers to ensure that contractors working on behalf of ComEd IE EE programs are not assessing residents a charge for a weatherization quote in ComEd’s utility-only weatherization programs. 3) ComEd may target households less than or equal to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (“FPL”), but will not restrict eligibility of services to just that population. IE programs will still be available to all households at or below 80% Area Median Income (“AMI”) (recognizing that braided IHWAP programs would limit eligibility to no more than approximately 200% of FPL by law). Any targeting and establishment of eligibility for non-braided multifamily weatherization programs should be simple and not create barriers to participation, consistent with Section 4.3 of the Illinois Energy Efficiency Policy Manual version 2.0 and its successor(s). 4) All IE customers are eligible to participate in any Non- IE residential programs if they so choose. However, for those programs that first require engagement with ComEd or its website for enrollment, ComEd will first educate the customers about the full range of services available to them in the IE programs, to the extent those programs can provide more comprehensive service and/or eliminate or reduce any copays or financing, where appropriate. 5) Subject to applicable laws, ComEd will not require ComEd customers seeking to participate, or to continue to participate, in a ComEd- offered energy efficiency program, to demonstrate, or otherwise provide evidence or documentation of, United States citizenship.
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Sources: Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Plan Settlement Stipulation and Agreement
Utility-Only Programs. Equity and Eligibility
1) ComEd will work to ensure that the split between single family and multifamily programs reflects the single family and multifamily makeup of the ComEd service territory, and provide reporting, tracking, and evaluation for IE single family versus IE multifamily programs.
2) The Parties agree that income eligible, single family customers and tenants who receive weatherization services through ComEd’s utility- a ComEd utility-only program will not be required to make a co-pay on any weatherization measure offered. Consistent with this requirement, the Parties agree that On-Bill On-▇▇▇▇ Financing and Equitable Energy Update Program (“EEUP” or “PAYS”) financing should not be offered to single family customers and tenants for their participation in utility- utility-only income-qualified weatherization programs. In the case of IE multifamily weatherization, ComEd will provide guidance to its contractor network that OBF or PAYS should only be offered to building owners (if measures aren’t fully covered). ComEd will consult with the other utilities, interested stakeholders and CAAs with experience in offering income-qualified multifamily weatherization services in Illinois regarding building owner co-pays.
23) ComEd will work with CAAs and the relevant implementers to ensure that contractors working on behalf of ComEd IE EE programs are not assessing residents a charge for a weatherization quote in ComEd’s utility-only weatherization programs.
34) ComEd may target households less than or equal to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (“FPL”), but will not restrict eligibility of services to just that population. IE programs will still be available to all households at or below 80% Area Median Income (“AMI”) (recognizing that braided IHWAP programs would limit eligibility to no more than approximately 200% of FPL by law). Any targeting and establishment of eligibility for non-braided multifamily weatherization programs should be simple and not create barriers to participation, consistent with Section 4.3 of the Illinois Energy Efficiency Policy Manual version 2.0 and its successor(s).
45) All IE customers are eligible to participate in any Non- IE residential programs if they so choose. However, for those programs that first require engagement with ComEd or its website for enrollment, ComEd will first educate the customers about the full range of services available to them in the IE programs, to the extent those programs can provide more comprehensive service and/or eliminate or reduce any copays or financing, where appropriate.
56) Subject to applicable laws, ComEd will not require ComEd customers seeking to participate, or to continue to participate, in a ComEd- offered energy efficiency program, to demonstrate, or otherwise provide evidence or documentation of, United States citizenship.
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Sources: Stipulation Agreement