Energy Programs Utility Assistance

Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Energy and Environmental Services Department oversees administration of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Low Income Weatherization Program (LIWP), and the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (DOE WAP) in Orange County. These programs are funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy Region IX, and the State of California Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The programs are designed to assist eligible low-income households to manage and meet their immediate home heating and/or cooling needs. LIHEAP also provides financial assistance to offset heating and/or cooling costs and also helps to improve household energy efficiency.

Utility Payment Assistance

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a one-time per funding year assistance program that helps income qualified households with utility payment assistance on either their electric or gas bill in Orange County.

Apply online:

(Online) - 2020 LIHEAP / Utility Assistance and Weathization Application - TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE, we apologize for the inconvenience.
We are not receiving applications in-person at this time. For rapid processing, please apply online. Tip: an instructional video is included in the online application link. This video will prepare you with required materials for an online submission.

Print & Mail:

(Print & Mail) - 2020 LIHEAP / Utility Assistance and Weathization Application
To print & mail an application, please use the above link. Upon request, an application can be mailed to you as well. Paper-based applications can be returned to: Attn: EES, CAP OC, 11870 Monarch St., Garden Grove, CA 92841.

Additional Resources:

Southern California Edison
SoCalGas
Anaheim Public Utilities
Sempra Energy Utilities

Informational Flyers:

Utility Assistance

The Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) or Fast Track is a one-time per funding year assistance program that helps income qualified households that are in a crisis situation with utility payment assistance on either their electric or gas bill in Orange County. Examples include a household that has received a 24- to 48-hour disconnection notice or service termination by its utility company or a household facing an energy-related crisis of life-threatening emergency in the applicant’s household, including a combustible appliance.

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