
Energy Assistance Program

About Energy Assistance
OVO’s Energy Assistance Program helps low-income Hoosiers meet the high cost of home heating and cooling. We provide over 3,000 households each year with assistance in paying gas and electric bills and purchasing wood, propane, and other bulk fuels. We coordinate multiple funding resources such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Duke Energy CFL, Duke Helping Hands, and Jackson County REMC Share the Watt to maximize the benefit provided to residents. OVO also provides Energy Education to participants to teach them ways in which to increase energy efficiency within their homes and decrease their energy costs. OVO endeavors to prevent utility disconnection, to restore services after disconnection, and to provide emergency vouchers to vendors for out-of-fuel households. Our goal is that all residents in our community are able to enjoy adequate heating and cooling throughout the year.
OVO provides all of its services without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran.
To be eligible for Energy Assistance, you must meet the following gross income guidelines:
2020 Income Guidelines
People in household |
Monthly | Quarterly | Annual |
1 |
$2,163 |
$6,489 |
$25,961 |
2 |
$2,829 |
$8,487 |
$33,949 |
3 | $3,494 | $10,482 |
$41,937 |
4 |
$4,160 | $12,480 | $49,925 |
5 |
$4,826 |
$14,478 |
$57,913 |
6 |
$5,491 |
$16,473 |
$65,901 |
7 | $5,616 | $16,848 |
$67,399 |
8 |
$5,741 | $17,223 |
$68,897 |
9 |
$6,075 | $18,225 |
$72,900 |
Each additional | +$560 | +$1,680 |
+$6,720 |
You can apply for Energy Assistance by mail, email, online or in person.
Click here for a 2021 printable application
haga clic aquí para la aplicación en español
Click here for a Energy Assistance Program Income Verification Affidavit
Click here for the landlord affidavit
Click here for the Direct Deposit Form
You can find paper applications and drop boxes at the following locations:
MADISON (Administrative Office – 421 Walnut Street)
SCOTTSBURG (714 Morning Glory Drive)
NORTH VERNON (500 Hayden Pike)