The mission of the Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is to assist eligible low-income Nevadans with the cost of home energy. The EAP provides payments for eligible households, which can be applied to either their heating or cooling providers or split between the two. In addition, the EAP provides arrearage assistance to eligible households to bring past due charges on their heating and/or cooling bills current. EAP has two funding sources, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance block grant and the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation (budget account 6031), which was created during the 2001 Legislative Session to collect a Universal Energy Charge from certain electric/gas utilities.
Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 422A and NRS 702.