Please indicate if you are applying for Income Qualified North Membership (IQ-N, ComEd) or Income Qualified South Membership IQ-S, Ameren Illinois).
The language in CEJA that describes eligibility for the Committee is: "The committee shall be comprised of the electric utilities subject to the requirements of this Section, the gas utilities subject to the requirements of Section 8-104 of this Act, the utilities' low-income energy efficiency implementation contractors, nonprofit organizations, community action agencies, advocacy groups, State and local governmental agencies, public-housing organizations, and representatives of community-based organizations, especially those living in or working with environmental justice communities and BIPOC communities." Please describe how your organization meets the definition of who is eligible for the Committee. If you organization works in environmental justice and/or BIPOC organizations, please describe as well. NOTE: The phrase “public housing organizations” includes resident organizations associated with public housing.
The purpose of the Committee is to: "The committee shall directly and equitably influence and inform utility low-income and public-housing energy efficiency programs and priorities. Committee meetings shall emphasize opportunities to bundle and coordinate delivery of low-income energy efficiency with other programs that serve low-income communities, such as the Illinois Solar for All Program and bill payment assistance programs." Please describe your organization's prior experience with utility low-income and public-housing energy efficiency programs, other energy programs that serve low-income communities such as IL Solar for All and bill payment assistance programs or explain how your organization can combine energy-related assistance with activities it provides the community.
Please describe your organizations’ non-energy programs that could be leveraged with utility low-income and public-housing energy efficiency programs, other energy programs that serve low-income communities such as IL Solar for All and bill payment assistance programs.
Agreement and Signature
By submitting this application, I affirm that the facts set forth in it are true and complete. I affirm I am willing to attend and participate in 80% of the Income Qualified Committee and SAG meetings and/or presentations focused on Income Qualified Programs in 2022 and 2023.