{"id":191,"date":"2023-01-11T20:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tclp.org\/residential-assistance\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:01:10","slug":"residential-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tclp.org\/es\/residential-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Asistencia residencial"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Residential Assistance<\/h1>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>New: State-Mandated Energy Assistance Fee<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Beginning<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>September 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2025<\/strong>, Traverse City Light &amp; Power (TCLP), along with all Michigan electric utilities, began collecting funds for the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund (LIEAF)<\/strong>. This change is required by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to expand funding and eligibility under the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP)<\/strong>. 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Medical documentation from a licensed physician is required to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Military shutoff<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>protections<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>are available for customers who are in military active duty. Verification of active duty is required to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low-income protections<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>are available for utility customers with household incomes that do not exceed 150% of the poverty level or are participants in assistance from a state emergency relief program, food assistance or Medicaid. Income tax documentation or verification of enrollment in programs is required to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior citizen protections<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>are available during heating and cooling seasons. Seniors will not be shut off in the winter or if the summer temperatures exceed 95 degrees. 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