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Some Low-Income Peninsula Customers To Get Energy Bill Credit
Approximately 30,000 low-income customers will receive a $100 credit from Peninsula Clean Energy to help amid the new coronavirus crisis.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Roughly 30,000 low-income customers will receive a credit in April on their Peninsula Clean Energy power bill, leaders with the utility said Thursday.
The $100 credit will be automatically applied to customers on either of two utility plans.
Those are the California Alternate Rates for Energy plan and the Family Electric Rate Assistance plan and customers must have been on one of the plans as of March 20.
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"We hope this can provide some support during this difficult time," Jan Pepper, CEO of Peninsula Clean Energy, said in a statement, noting that many workplaces are closing and people are anxious about paying their bills due to impacts from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Politicians from San Bruno, East Palo Alto and South San Francisco welcomed the help for their residents.
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For example, South San Francisco Councilmember Flor Nicolas said, "This credit is a welcome respite for many hardworking men and women of South San Francisco who have been adversely affected by COVID-19 and its impact on our economy."
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