Wired in Rowley

Wired in Rowley
Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant Newsletter
December 2011
RMLP DIRECTORY 24/7 Emergency (978) 948‐3992 Office Information 47 Summer St. Phone: (978) 948‐3992 Fax: (978) 948‐2251 Mail Payments PO Box 355 Rowley, MA 01969 24 Hour Drop Box Parking lot of 47 Summer Street Website & Online Payments www.rowleylight.com Manager Kristina Frizzell, General Manager Email: [email protected] Double Discount in December! This month the Light Department is offering a double discount on your electric bill. In order to receive your double discount, payment must be received in our office by 4:30 PM on Tuesday, January 3, and no discount will be allowed where arrears remain unpaid. The double discount will mean a savings of 12%, or approximately $15 for a residential customer using 750 kWh each month. In addition, RMLP is lowering the Purchase Power Adjustment by $0.01 for December which reflects recent decreases in the fossil fuel market, coupled with flexibility in RMLP’s power supply agreements and comes as RMLP continues to look for opportunities in the power supply market that will help stabilize the fuel charge and manage costs for our customers. This decrease will apply to every customer’s December bill. This decrease will mean a savings of $7.50 for a residential customer using 750 kWh each month. There is potential for our customers to save $22.50 over their total December bill! RMLP customers are reminded to conserve energy to hold down their own energy costs over the winter season. We also encourage everyone to take steps to ensure that they are using energy wisely. For energy savings tips and information about RMLP energy programs, call RMLP’s Energy Hotline at 888‐772‐4242, or visit the RMLP web site at www.rowleylight.com. The Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant would like to wish all of our customers a safe and happy holiday season! C
oats for Kids
For the third year, RMLP is proud to join Anton’s Cleaners and Jordan’s Furniture in becoming a collection location for the Coats for Kids campaign. Q. “Where can I drop-off coats?” You can drop off your donations either at RMLP—47 Summer Street, any Anton’s Cleaners, or Jordan's Furniture. Board Members Q. “What types of coats do you accept?” As one of the largest coat drives, we accept all G. Robert Merry, Chair David L. Levesque Attilio Paglia winter coats – kids, adults and babies – that are warm winter coats in good, wearable condition. Please donate coats you would give a friend to wear. Do not donate coats that have rips/tears, broken zippers and/or permanent stains and please be sure to empty out all pockets. Commission Meetings Meetings are at 7 PM in the Town Hall Selectmen’s Meeting Room, or catch us live on Rowley Community Media. Please call us at (978) 948‐3992 to confirm dates and times. Office Closings Christmas Day (observance): Monday, Dec. 26 New Year’s Day (observance): Monday, Jan. 2 Q. “Once coats are collected, who pays for the cleaning?” Anton's cleans all donated coats—
free of charge. N
eed help paying for home heating oil?
Massachusetts Heat Line 1‐800‐632‐8175 Call to get info on MA State and Federal Government fuel assistance programs including LIHEAP, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), which helps low‐income families and individuals pay heating bills during the winter. Want energy bill savings of up to $200 per year? Talk with your household members and identify additional things you can do to save money in your home. For example, share tips on how to remember to turn off lights when you leave a room. Run only full loads of dishes or laundry. Lastly, discuss thermostat settings, including adjusting settings when you are not at home. (continued on page 2) eed Help this Winter?
RMLP is dedicated to helping our customers this winter. month (times 12 months for a total annual figure) must fall between 60 and 80 percent of the state's median income levels. Income eligibility guidelines for 2011‐2012 are as follows: (Continued from page 1) N
A cooperative effort between the state's energy companies, their customers and The Salvation Army, the Fund helps families in temporary crisis who do not qualify for federal or state assistance with the payment of their energy expenses. The Fund's 26th Annual "Give the Gift of Warmth" campaign's goal is to raise $650,000 and help more than 2,250 families. "Due in large part to the struggling economy, we've seen a high 'urgency of need' while processing the Fund's emergency cases in December and requests for assistance will most certainly continue to rise as the temperatures fall in the coming winter months," said Major Robert Goding of The Salvation Army. "With this in mind, we're certainly excited to open the Fund up to all candidates who qualify." Goding added that the Fund has raised more than $16.9 million and assisting over 76,500 needy families since its inception in 1985. The Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund is available to any Massachusetts resident who, because of temporary financial difficulty, cannot meet a month's energy expense and is not eligible for state or federal energy assistance. Income for either the prior twelve months or the past Household Total Gross Yearly Emergency Grant Size Income Applications will $31,218 ‐ $41,624 1 be accepted starting December $40,824 ‐ $54,432 2 1, 2011. All other Grant Applications $50,429 ‐ $67,239 3 will be accepted starting January 2, $60,035 ‐ $80,047 4 2012. The grant per eligible $69,641 ‐ $92,855 5 household is $350 per season $79,246 ‐ $105,661 6 regardless of $81,047 ‐ $108,063 amount owed. 7 Grants for a $82,848 ‐ $101,464 8 household must be paid directly to the vendor(s). You may apply by directly contacting your local Salvation Army Service Center. For more information about eligibility criteria and where to apply, please call: 1‐800‐334‐3047 (serving area codes 508, 617, 781 and 978). RMLP is your hometown, not‐for‐profit, community‐owned public power system for over 101 years. ENERGY CONSERVATION
$AVE$ YOU MONEY
RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCE
PROGRAM
REBATE
RMLP
offers
our
residents some rebates
on ENERGY STAR rated
refrigerators
($75),
clothes washers ($50),
dishwashers
($25),
programmable
thermostats
($25),
dehumidifiers ($25), and
room air conditioners
($25)…. KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER
Visit
our
website:
WWW.ROWLEYLIGHT.CO
and select the
M
Appliance
Calculator
link. It’s a fun feature
that can help you figure
the approximate energy
use and cost for most
of the electric items in
your home. Fill in your
personal data, and you
can print out a report
that should be within
10% of your actual
bill….
RESIDENTIAL
CONSERVATION (AND
AUDIT) PROGRAM The
RCS program can
provide residents with
free
conservation
information and tips in
reducing your energy
bills. Call 1-888-7724242 for: objective
over-the-phone
technical
assistance,
conservation booklets,
literature and tips on
energy
conservation
practices and measures,
Energy Star appliance
information, referral to
energy
conservation
websites, AND in-home
energy audit services at
NO COST to you….
COMMERCIAL ENERGY
AUDIT PROGRAM RMLP
will fund up to $300
toward the cost of a
commercial audit to be
performed through the
professional
auditing
services of Energy New
England. RMLP will fund
up to 75% of the
installed
cost
of
recommended
commercial measures,
with a cap not to
exceed $1,500 per
commercial customer
audit.