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The Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) helps eligible families with the cost of winter heating. The amount of your MEAP grant is based on your income and the type of fuel used for heat.  The grant is a one time only payment per heating season and is intended to cover part of your heating costs.  Your MEAP grant is sent directly to your heating supplier.
Electric Universal Service Program
The Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) is a State of MD program to help low-income electric customers pay their electric bills.  Help may be available whether you have active electric service now, or if you do not have service and want to start.  This program can offer eligible electric customers:   §         Help to pay your current electric bill If you are eligible, a grant will be sent directly to your electric utility to help pay ongoing bills.  This benefit will help reduce your monthly bill.
Utility Service Protection
Utility Service Protection (USPP) Provides MEAP eligible households access to an even monthly payment program and turn-off protection.  The customer's annual utility costs minus the MEAP benefit is used to calculate the even monthly payment for participants.

Furnace Repair/Replacement

  A furnace efficiency service is available on a limited basis.

Weatherization

The MEAP and EUSP programs offer a Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to help make your home more energy efficient at no cost to eligible households when funds are available.   Both homeowners and renters may be eligible.  For renters, the landlord may be required to contribute a part of the cost.

To find out more about the OHEP program or to get an application, you can call the Office of Home Energy at 240-777-4450.You can download the OHEP application and MAIL to:

1301 Piccard Drive 4th Floor Rockville, MD 20850

OHEP Poster (PDF Format)

OHEP Application (PDF Format) or (HTML Format) or (Spanish PDF) or (Spanish HTML)

OHEP Important Information (HTML Format)

OHEP Income Statement (PDF Format) or (HTML Format)

OHEP Weatherization Release (HTML Format)

OHEP Living Arrangement Form (HTML Format)

·  NOTE:  In order to print the HTML version of the application in its entirety, you will need to choose each page individually and send them to print as if they were separate documents.

*Mandatory Household Income Statement must accompany every application