HOW TO CONTACT US
OFFICE HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30AM to 4:00PM
TELEPHONE 664-2424
energy@whcacap.org
Requirements for the
following programs: You must be income eligible. WHCA uses the
federal poverty guidelines. Each year the Federal Government publishes
new guidelines.
To apply for these programs you must call to make an appointment.
Applications can take up to 4 weeks from date of application to be
processed. Our staff will try to work you into the site that is nearest
to you. When you come to your appointment you must bring the following:
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Current proof of income for everyone in your household
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Your telephone bill (if you have a phone)
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A bill from your oil dealer
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A current electric bill
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Date of birth and social security numbers for everyone in your household
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Your landlords name and telephone number (if you rent)
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The name of your energy dealer as well as your account number if you have one
This program supplements high winter heating costs for income-eligible households. Households must reapply each year.
This program can provide up to $200.00 of emergency heating assistance in life threatening situations. One can only receive this once in a program year, and they must have a current, approved HEAP
Sponsored by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, Central Maine Power Company, and Eastern Maine Electric Co-op, this program provides a monthly reduction on electric bills. Benefits vary with utility company plan and household income.
Requirements: You must be eligible for HEAP to access this program. This application is done at the same time as your HEAP application.
Provides clients with monthly reduction on their telephone bills.
Requirements: You must have a current and approved HEAP application to access this program.
This program was established to reduce residential electricity costs in low-income households by replacing inefficient and unsafe appliances. Appliances that may be installed under this program include: replacement refrigerators; compact fluorescent light bulbs and hard-wired fluorescent lighting fixtures to replace existing incandescent and halogen lighting; and conventional inner-spring mattresses to replace electrically-heated waterbeds. Our staff will educate the homeowner on energy savings and perform an energy audit on the homeowner’s refrigerator. If the refrigerator fails the test, an energy efficient refrigerator will replace it.
Requirements: The homeowner must have a current and approved fuel application, the home has to have been previously weatherized by WHCA or is currently being weatherized, and the refrigerator has to be older than 1995.
Provides subsidy to reduce monthly housing costs up to 30% of household income. Funding is limited and applicants are placed on a waiting list.
This program provides much needed food to food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in Washington and Hancock Counties. Click here for a list of food pantry locations.
This program helps with first months rent and rent that is overdue to help prevent homelessness.
This program helps you save, on a monthly basis, to get the down payment for a home of your own someday.
This program is designed to connect folks, young or old, with the appropriate agency to assist them with the obstacles facing our elderly today.
If you require a new electric service, you may need to pay Central Maine Power Company to install poles and wire to connect your newly built home or manufactured home to CMP’s distribution line. The Central Maine Power Assistance Credit Program can reduce those charges by up to $2,800.00.
Requirements: Total household income must be less that 115% of the area median income based on family size. The cost of your home (including land improvements) cannot exceed the Maine State Housing Authorities First Time Homebuyer Program, even though this does not have to be your first home. You cannot have received CMP’s Assistance credit in the past 3 years. This must be your primary residence.
