PSEG Long Island marked National Energy Assistance Day on Feb. 2 by encouraging customers facing high winter heating costs to explore available financial assistance programs and energy-saving options.
The utility said its consumer advocacy team is assisting residents across Long Island and the Rockaways through phone and email support, community outreach events and webinars to help customers enroll in bill assistance and payment programs.
Among the available options is PSEG Long Island’s Household Assistance Program, which provides qualifying customers with a monthly bill credit of at least $45 for up to 18 months. Customers may also qualify for state and federal programs, including New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program and Emergency HEAP, which help eligible households pay heating costs during the winter.
Additional programs include Project Warmth, administered by United Way of Long Island, which offers emergency heating assistance to low-income households, and the Residential Energy Affordability Partnership, which provides free home energy audits, efficiency upgrades and bill credits for income-eligible customers.
PSEG Long Island will host upcoming assistance webinars on Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Registration information and outreach schedules are available on the company’s social media pages and at PSEGliny.com.
Customers seeking help can contact the consumer advocacy hotline at (631) 755-3407 on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or email Consumeradvocacyli@psegliny.com.
The utility also encouraged customers to lower energy costs by sealing drafts, adjusting thermostats, using programmable thermostats and energy-efficient lighting, and running high-energy appliances outside peak hours.
