What utility will the Energy Assistance Program pay for?
A payment can be made to your electric company or your major utility supplier (usually that is the utility that provides space heating and can include wood if it is your main heat source).

Who is an eligible household?
An eligible household is a household whose gross annual income is below the qualifying income limits.

2023 Income Guidelines
Household Size

• 1 Up to $2,700.17
• 2 Up to $3531.00
• 3 Up to $4361.83
• 4 Up to $5192.75
• 5 Up to $6023.59
• 6 and over call for maximum

What if my heating source is wood?
Wood is only offered June-September in Lassen County. Wood is only available to households with an elderly or disabled household member. Payments for wood delivery can ONLY be made to vendors qualified by LASSEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. A list of qualified vendors is provided upon application approval.

What if I have received a “shut off” notice?
If funds are available and you have not yet received assistance during the current year, you may be eligible for an emergency assistance payment.

Depending on the amount needed to prevent shut-off or re-establish service, you may have to make a companion payment or make acceptable arrangements with the utility company.

No-cost Energy Saving Tips

• Turn down your thermostat to 68 degrees or lower during the day and evening (health permitting) and to 55 degrees or off at night or when away from home. Wear layers of loose-fitting clothes to trap body heat, such as thermal underwear, sweaters, sweatshirts, sweatpants, and socks.
• Set your water heater to the “normal” setting or 120°, unless your dishwasher requires a higher setting.
• Open drapes to let the sun heat your home during the day and close them at night to help insulate.
• Close off unused rooms and the vents that heat those rooms.
• Keep warm-air registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators clean and make sure they’re not blocked by furniture, carpeting, or drapes.
• Move furniture around so you are sitting near interior walls instead of exterior walls and windows.
• Close your fireplace damper tightly when not in use. Take shorter showers.
• Wash only full loads in your dishwasher and clothes washer.
• Use cold water when washing clothes.

Low-cost Energy Saving Tips

Households receiving assistance are automatically referred to our home Weatherization Program.

The wait for Weatherization Services is currently over a year as we serve all of Lassen County.

Those seeking only Weatherization Services must also meet the income qualifications and are subject to the same wait time.

Click Here to Download the
2024 LIHEAP Application

Health and Safety Tips

Adequate home heating is a necessity of life. The inability to heat your home adequately can put household members at risk. Health and safety risks include hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning and the increased possibility of fire.

You can prevent the loss of life and property by identifying potential hazards and following these safety tips:

• Never use your range or oven to heat your home or use a BBQ in your home or garage.
• Place space heaters on level, hard and nonflammable surfaces, not on rugs or carpets.
• Keep space heaters at least three feet from bedding, drapes, furniture, and other flammable materials.
• Never leave a space heater on when you go to sleep or leave the area.
• Watch children and pets closely in rooms with heating equipment.
• Always use generators outdoors and away from doors, windows, and vents.

Certification of Income
and Expenses

Self Employment Reporting Form

Verification for Utilities
Included in Rent

Weatherization Service
Agreement For Rental Owners

Applications must be printed, completed and mailed to LEDC P.O. Box 850 Westwood, CA 96137

Locations to call and visit for help completing applications

Westwood
LEDC
464-895 Mooney Rd – (530) 256-3531

Westwood Family Resource Center
125 Birch Street – (530) 588-8282

Susanville
Lassen Career Network
1616 Chestnut – 257-5057

Lassen Family Services
1306 Riverside Dr – 257-4599

Herlong
Fort Sage Resource Center
170 Hall – 827-3007
Bieber
Big Valley Family Resource Center
125 Hwy. 299 – 294-5700

Lassen Economic Development Corporation
464-895 Mooney Rd, Westwood, CA 96137
P.O. Box 850, Westwood, CA 96137
(530) 256-3531 fax (530) 256-3531

This project, program or service is funded in whole or part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in cooperation with the California Department of Community Services and Development.