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Step 1
Call your local utility company. This is always the first step when you need assistance paying a utility bill. Almost every utility company in Pennsylvania has a variety of programs available to low- and moderate-income families to ensure their water and energy needs can be met. Explain your situation, and a representative will walk you through your options.
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Step 2
Contact the Energy Coordinating Agency. This is a nonprofit corporation working to ensure that low-income Pennsylvanians are able to pay their utility bills.
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Step 3
Contact Stay Warm Pennsylvania. This state-subsidized organization can help pay your energy bills, with a focus on keeping your home heated during the winter months. On their website is information on the Pennsylvania Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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Step 4
Contact the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania. CAAP is an activist organization dedicated to fighting poverty and assisting both communities and individuals in need.
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Step 5
Contact the Energy Association of Pennsylvania for help paying your gas or electric bill. Among the variety of services they provide are grants and assistance in having your rates lowered or existing debts eliminated.
