Click here to see if you’re eligible for a Neighbor to Neighbor grant
We know Ohioans are feeling financial pressure. From groceries to housing to health care, household budgets are stretched. Electric bills have increased primarily because generation rates have doubled over the past five years. While AEP Ohio doesn’t own power plants and can’t control the price of generation, we are focused on helping customers manage their bills and connecting them with every assistance program available.
That’s why we’re expanding our long-running Neighbor to Neighbor program to help thousands more Ohioans with their electric bills. Thanks to a partnership with five data center companies operating in Ohio, this first-of-its-kind effort will provide more than $18 million in additional funding for people experiencing financial hardship.
“These additional funds are a significant infusion for a program that helps Ohioans in need,” said AEP Ohio President Marc Reitter. “This fund has always been about neighbors helping neighbors and we are happy that our data center customers are a part of it.”
Funding Breakdown
To support Ohioans, AEP Ohio will contribute an additional $1 million to the fund in 2026.
Additional contributions are coming from:
- Meta: $2 million per year over five years; $10 million total donation
- QTS: $1 million per year over three years; $3 million total donation
- Amazon: $2.5 million in 2026
- SoftBank Energy: $1 million in 2026
- Google: $500,000 to Neighbor to Neighbor and $500,000 to support energy efficiency upgrades for low-income households; $1 million total donation
With these contributions, Neighbor to Neighbor will be an option for customers year-round instead of being limited to summer or winter high bill seasons. We’ve also increased the potential grant amount from $350 to $500 and the pool of people eligible to apply by expanding to those who make up to 300% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
Who is Eligible?
Neighbor to Neighbor grants are provided on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants while funding is available. Customers may qualify for up to a $500 grant if:
- Their income is within 300% of the federal poverty income guidelines. Calculate your household income.
- They are a residential customer of AEP Ohio.
- Their account has an outstanding balance of at least $50 and is at least 30 days past due.
- They have paid at least $75 on their AEP Ohio account within the past three months.
- Their electric service has been disconnected or is in threat of termination.
- They are not enrolled in Ohio’s Percentage of Income Payment Plan.
For more information or to apply, visit Neighbor to Neighbor. If you’re not eligible for Neighbor to Neighbor, visit AEPOhio.com/BillHelp for other ways to manage your bill.
I need help with my electric bill
I really need help
Id like to see if I can get the neighbor to neighbor plan
Id like to see if I qualify.
Help!
I’m interested
i would like to apply for the funding
I’m a student and I really need help with my light bill
Save money on electric
Like to see if I qualify
Hello,
We just experienced a major flood in our home and are in need of any assistance we can get. Please let me know what we are eligible for.
Thank you!
Iam on a fixed income 2o90.oo a month
I would like to know if we qualify
Looking for bill assistance
I’m on disability and the high cost of electricity is extremely expensive I don’t think anyone no matter the income should have to pay such a high electricity cost AEP is always raising their prices but customers are not always having their wages increased I do pay my electric amount every month no matter the cost with the help of family all I ask is please no more increase please
I need energy assistance due very high electric bill.
I am a single mom i really need help with my bill im struggling to make ends meat its been a rough year
Help on my electric bill
Curious about the help with paying down the bill received
I am in school 3 days a week and work three days a week and I’m trying to make it by with 4 kids
I’m a single mom trying to raise two kids. After buying school clothes and everything needed for their sports, I’m struggling.
What assistance is there for EVERY Ohioan who is having to pay higher energy bills because of this? My heart goes out to low income people, but we are all getting hit with these bills.
Am I eligible
I would like help
You say you don’t own the plants and can’t control the price of generation, you can control the price that gets passed along to us, including the fact that you essentially double our bill with “delivery costs”.
I would like to see if I am eligible for this Neighbor to Neighbor grant.
I am currently experiencing financial hardship and am having difficulty keeping up with my AEP electric bill. I am doing my best to provide for my family and keep up with our household expenses, but I need assistance with my electric bill at this time. Any help would mean so much to me and my family and would help us keep our electricity on.
I am only on working in my house my boyfriend just got his leg cut off and I am a sever and it is hard for me to keep a float
I am an Aep Ohio customer, have paid at least $75 in the last month,
I am the caregiver for my sister. My eork hours have been cut from 40 hrs a week to 8
My bill has spiked up to over $500 & 600 over the last 2 months due to the heat. My AC has had to run CONSTANTLY just to try and barely keep up.
To high bill for month of July 2026
I can not reapply for my PIPP and my account is behind. I need help it is just me and my baby cousin in the household. Her mother passed away unexpectedly last year, and I am now raising her.
Finally
Yes, I need help. Where do I apply?
Hello
I am in hardship me and my wife were involved in a major car accident and unable to work at this time. Any help to our electric bill would greatly greatly appreciated. Thanks
Need help with my utility bill
We have two people living at our address that is disabled and are on a fixed income, our electric bill has went up over $100 in the past year and we are are not running anything different when it comes to electricity.
I would like to see if I qualify for the program
Family of 5 with a baby living on one income. Husband works, wife is in student teaching so can’t get paid. Kids are 13, 10 and 7 months! We would be grateful for anything.
I’m 71 year’s old no income my Bill was $229.00 dollars can I get discount for Serious Thanksyou
Following up on help
Iam $430 to $400 a month and is hard to pay.
I need help because I live on fixed income
My account has been hard to catch up I’ve tried paying what I can, everything is expensive anymore.
How about some help for the people that do make their payments every month. My bills are almost as high as my mortgage, which is ironic since I’m at work more than I’m home to enjoy my amenities that require electric. I’m all for helping the impoverished, but as usual, the “ol dependable” middle class get zero help, but are expected to pull their weight (and others) even if they themselves are struggling.
I am tryingnit to be late or void payment. Shameful that you want and ask customers to be late or not pay in order to receive financial assistance. That is a disgrace!! Some are late on rent or car payments just to keep the lights on. You MUST change your policy to ethical and sensible ligic!!!
I am on a program already but still have some issues paying
How do I sign up
It’s great to be helping the poorest in the community but does anyone ever stop and think of a break for the middle classes too? You struggle and work your butt of and just when you think you are getting somewhere you get hit with an electric bill that is more than your car payment. Just because your income is above a certain level doesnt mean it doesnt still hurt. And the fact that 50% of an AEP bill is taxes and fees makes me angry I ever even moved to this godforsaken state. I would move back to Virginia if I could afford it (which I cant because of the damn AEP bills)
Some customers may struggle to pay their bill and are not in the arrears. I think we should be eligible for assistance also.
I was hospitalized for a serious medical emergency. Got behind and would like to see if I can get some help to make it manageable.
I have lost my job, and my husband is in the hospital in the ICU, I need help badly with my bills anything will help and I’ll have a shut off notice very soon.
Oh because we go without to pay our bills we don’t qualify seriously
We had flooding in our basement and power outages which caused the sump pump not to work . We had to run dehumidifiers for weeks to get the water out of our house and fans to dry it out . My bills the last two months have more then doubled any help would be a blessing
Since we go without to pay our bills we don’t qualify seriously
I just came back for a 6 month trip caring for my elderly mother. I am a single mother of a 14 year old and some health conditions and haven’t resumed work yet. I have outstanding bills and missed mortgage payments due
I am a single mother of 3 and need assistance getting back on track.
We need it Please
I’m a hard working citizen who still meets poverty guidelines. I work for public schools as a bus driver/ custodian and I use to work the whole summer but due to their budget cuts they laid off all workers for summer help. That has caused me to lose thousands in income and I’m playing catch up on everything right now and it would be a true blessing to get this grant. I also have 2 children in the home. Please consider me for this and I would be thankful!
Why do we have to be behind to be eligible? What about those who continue making their payments who are struggling?
So what, 20 people qualify for this after all the restrictions? This is bullshit, open it up to all families in Ohio. Stop misleading the public.
I need help paying off my full balance plz
I have lost my job as of this week. I was working very few hours at Menards
They seem like they’re being an awesome program because I’m a senior and really need help. I moved into a senior housing and found out at at removed in that we had a heat pump which drew my electric bill five times than what I would normally pay and wintertime so I’m trying to pay it off, but it’s interfering and I did go on Pip but it doesn’t help. Thank you.
I applied for assistance almost 2 months ago and my application is still pending.
Please help me. I have no job at this time. I am steadily looking for work.
Like to be on the grant program that help with the biils
I’m requesting to apply for assistance.
I a. Inquiring about the neighbor to neighbor program. I would also like inquiry for my electricity bill for winter.
I’ve applied for assistance in June with PIP and have had not a reply.
Do I qualify for any extra help on my bill?
I was hoping I could get help this year
Our account is definitely past due. Has been each month the past two months due to the fact it’s been over $440 each time. With me having a part time job, it’s been a struggle for me to make ends meet.
love aep
You don’t even participate in the Neighbor to Neighbor program according to them you are not recognized… “Utility Provider Not Recognized”
I am need of funding. I am almost 2 months behind on my bills.
I somehow do not qualify for neighbor to neighbor. I can’t even get pip/heap to respond. I finally got a new job after losing my last one in June due to childcare and reallocated childcare funds for Putnam County. Today is my 3rd day. I am behind on all bills and child support. Can’t talk to anyone in the local government sector. No one will respond. If i could qualify for any kind of assistance to pay all this back, it would really help.
Why are these programs ALWAYS ONLY for those who are low income? Why can’t the HARD WORKING people get a break from HIGH BILLS, that are not our fault. I pay my TOO HIGH OF A BILL every month and that money I could use else where like food! I demand something for those ACTUALLY pay these high bills!
I could use the help I have fell behind on my bills due to passed injuries that cause pain and severe depression and anxiety. Im a single mom of 2 boys one disabled. Please help
Need to apply for utility assistance.
Why don’t you all help the working man instead of people getting a check and are able to work. Retired people I understand but not the other. Working people are sick of it. My bill is twice as much as it was 5 years ago. It’s all a joke.
Hello I’m a server and I rely on tips, business has been really slow lately and it’s hard to even have money from groceries or gas. I was hoping to get some help even if it’s a little amount on this bill. Thank you!
What the Hell!! We all get our bills raised and you get millions from the Data Centers to give back only to people who are struggling. What about the rest of us.
My electric bill has gone through the roof it is upwards to almost a $1000. Now its out of control.
Not sure if i’m eligible.
I work but my bills are so high I cant keep up I need help I make 700 every two weeks at my job and I get 1808 a month in widow social security. But between rent, food, gas, phone and internet also house and car insurance , water have nothing left. What help can I get? its to be disconnected o the 25th of this month.
Can’t get caught up on the bills
please put me on this
I’m not sure if i’m eligible. But all the help or any help would be great. Thank you.
Grants should also be considered for locations that only offer “electric” as their only source for heating / air conditioning / hot water / etc. My $1,400.00 electric bil is equivalent to a mortgage payment while the location of our house does not grant us the opportunity for a much cheaper option in natural gas… Coupled with recent medical hardships to my family has left us with little to no options but to sell our home.
How do I apply for this discount
Would like more information on this help
We are a household of 2 seniors both getting Social Security only. We did the calculation. With a monthly income of $3,209.80 and a household size of 2, you are considered to be at the 177.99% FPIG level. The above is amount BEFORE deductions which means we actual live off $2,775.50 a month. Are we eligible?
I am in need of help to pay my electric bill my wife lost her job and he unemployment benefits have run out while she is looking for work. I am struggling to cover the rent, auto payment, along with other bills.
How much is 300% poverty level of household of 5
Hi my name is Laura Braima and I need help with food
I definitely need help with my electric bill I spend all my money on gasoline to get back and forth to work
Ganó poco sueldo
I can’t afford $243 electric bill
Should be open to All….
we pay our bills never behind,but the higher cost impacts what I do have to spend as a retiree
We wouldn’t need the Neighbor to Neighbor grant if we made data centers pay for their own bills or better yet we stop building them.
I need help catching up with my electric bill. I’m on a payment and it’s still hard. Especially with damage and replacement I need to do with all of the flooding in my town.
I’m struggling with keep my bill at a manageable level. I’ll pay on the bill and it seem like I’m still getting back up
Retired senior (minister, banking, cross cultural community development) couple our 70s still assisting adult daughter and granddaughter with longtime, ongoing medical conditions. Savings exhausted, parttime jobs and tired bodies, minds & spirits requesting financial assistance.
So because im barely getting my bill paid means I don’t qualify because im not 6 mo. Behind?
i am calculated to be 333 fpig level. am I eligible to receive assistance?
This would really be a big help
My husband was in a massive car accident in March. He hasn’t worked in five months. I’m so provider of income and I don’t make enough to pay my bills if there is anyway I could get any help with my $800 electric bill. I would greatly appreciate it thank you.
How do I apply
Please 🥹🙏🏼
I been paying more than 500 dollars every month
These guidelines are ridiculous. I’m in a fixed income, not poverty level, but not enough to pay my $1400 electric bill in the cold months. Those under the line of poverty qualify for several other assistance programs. What about the average person living on a fixed income and trying to make ends meet?
Or, you know, the data centers actually using the electricity could just pay their fair damn share. Just a suggestion.
This is really unfair to the people who qualify cause they pay their bill on time yet struggle and have to cut other things!!
Hi,
I was wondering if we were eligible for some assistance with our electrical bill? I cannot do without electricity due to my breathing treatments. I am on a nebulizer four times a day. We are currently on Medicaid.
Thank you. Dwanna Kolp
I am on social security..I am stage 4 metastatic lung cancer with chemo every 3 weeks..my electric budget went from $99 to $180.. basement flooded twice..lost everything..running fan and dehumidifier i need help
LOWER ELECTRICITY RATES AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES!!!!
In need of assistance
My electric bill has doubled in price I am a single working woman and I do not leave lights on when I’m at work I’ve never had a 400 dollar electric bill in my 33 years living at my home
I need help with my bills or reduce monthly payments.
Why have the “generation” cost increased? Most of the time all fees besides the generation fees increase, my bill consist out of 3 cost factors and generation fee isn’t the one which increases.
Pays @ least $75 per month- income-medicare
My bill went up to $300
Would like to get help making my electric bill more affordable
I’m looking for some help
I desperately need help with my electric bill
Why wasn’t this announced last month. It seems like people are forced to get a plan that really doesn’t help them. We are struggling with our totally electric home and we were basically forced to take a payment plan that actually increases our electric bill monthly because it was either agree to payment plan or be disconnected
Hello, Ive been struggling to pay all my bills recently. I live alone and have been dealing with PTSD after the death of my girlfriend. Things have been rough and terrible and I’ve been having to spend extra money on my mental health.
Hello,
I would like to apply for grants. My electric bill has been extremely high and I make 2600 a month as a single mom. How can I apply?
Thanks
Why is it that you are only helping people that have been disconnected or are 30 days late. I’m on disability and only make $1400 a month and just because I have paid my electric bills doesn’t mean that I can afford to pay it. Like my bill for September is over $300 and that is ridiculous especially for the house that I live in is only 600 square feet. I need help too
It makes no sense that a person has to be behind on their bill in order to receive any help. So you help them for one month to get caught up and then it starts all over again. Makes no sense.
Applying for grant
I have a special needs grandson. I need additional help
I might be qualified
Hello
I probably not Their electric service has been disconnected or is in threat of termination.or other eligibilty or not but i jave a,medical issue son and power was out and i was worriwd about.
On ssdi it hard to keep up
Hi was seeing how to get help paying my bill before September 1st
I’m a senior citizen who pays my bill on time. Why can’t I receive the same help as the slackers in this world.
Hi there, my name is Oumar and I live in Reynoldsburg, Ohio for 3 years now.
I live here with my family, my wife and our wonderful daughter Halimatou and we really enjoy the city, the food and people around
I work in a warehouse, I also work as taxi driver occasionally in the weekends to pay my bills but it still not enough. So I would like to apply for this application and I see if I qualify. Thank you
My best regards
This is a wonderful program if it works.
checking my eligibility
Really, you think that only lower income households want or need help in paying their electric bills. We ALL are paying way more due to the increased demand by data centers while the state gives them MILLIONS in tax breaks. Everyone is suffering the consequences of too many data centers using too many local resources. Wait until the water rates start to go up or we’re in a drought and regular folks are required to lower our water usage and data centers don’t. We don’t need or want them when all they do is use resources and cause our prices to go up! After construction, they provide very few jobs!
How do you figure 300%of poverty level?
I am interested in neighbor to neighbor program.
My income should meet criteria
The funding should be for every AEP customer divided evenly so it helps everyone not just those who choose not to work and not have anything, that is their choice to be in poverty with jobs available around every corner! We all could use a little break sometimes especially when it is being provided by the data centers that are causing our bills to rise! It effects the electric bill of the people that work hard to! It’s always for the one’s who do not try to better themselves so they continue the viscous cycle! Quit handing out the free bee’s and maybe they will go to work!! PATHETIC
Need help with utility bill .
My fpig is 160%, but the application is saying that I do not qualify… 160% is less then 300%…
These numbers are totally out of whack – my monthly BUDGET amount due is $500! These AI predators can put their fake goodwill gestures where the sun doesn’t shine! I’m not eligible and never expected to be but this is a shallow gesture for publicity /gaslighting!
Just need to see if eligible my next past due is over 300
I would like to enroll in the budget billing program. My husband is on disability and every month gets $1,600. I am his caregiver and get $1,800 monthly. We have 2 children 8&10 years old. Thank you
ive been off work since April from having surgery on leg and struggling to keep up with this electric bill and I take care of my mentally handicapped sister also
Single family home of six with one income. Struggling to keep up on everything. Currently past due with a shut off notice. Scared I won’t get this covered for my kids and wife soon enough.
Please help! I am a mother to 2 kids under 3, just going back to work after having my son less than a year ago. We have BEEN struggling with our outrageous bill that’s in the THOUSANDS. Please help my family
Need help my bill is so high
Better get rates under control, or the customer list is going to grow exponentially. Cant go anywhere without hearing people complain about their electric bills . Hyper growth of data centers and cost of infrastructure to supply energy is affecting consumer prices.
Agree! My transmission part of my bill is higher than my generation every month! Why can’t I just pay for mummy usage. Period.
I need help my bill is extremely high! Please help, it’s most of my pay check after 2 weeks of my pay.
Help
This is a $500 grant, yes people are grateful but someone should not have to be behind on their bill, have their electric shut off, or be 30 days past due! Right now people are choosing to pay their utilities vs buying food, food for their families! Letting someone qualify based on their financial circumstances vs their financial circumstances + one of the other things is crazy.
I wish they could give me this help the bills are killing me.
I dont know how to apply.i pay 250 or more a month on payment plan.could use help a lot
Brenda, please visit AEPOhio.com/N2N or reach out to our Customer Solutions Center at 800-672-2231 for help.
I really want to apply but don’t know how to go about it. Neighbor to Neighbor program 2026.
Please I need help.
Struggling single mother looking for assistance.
Yes i would like to apply
I would like help with my power bill. I’m a senior citizen
I am critically behind my bills and is scheduled for disconnection. Im seriously begging for assistance with my bills. Thank you
Not fair! For many senior citizens who don’t receive a benefit, these guidelines do not help us that fall between the cracks. Please reconsider revamping to offer a senior discount!!
Hello. My electric bill is not 30 days past due yet. Can I still apply?
I need helpe to pay my bill
Desperately need help my bill is over 700 and I don’t know how to pay it.
I’m interested in this program
I need help with my electric bill it is 30 days behind.
I just tried to apply to the program. It said I wasn’t eligible because our income was 125% of the the FPIG, despite this article mentioning that the threshhold is 300%. Should I wait and try again later?
I would love to see my electric bill go down. Thank you
I have an obnoxious bill and I’m a single mom from an abusive x-husband. Please consider my family as an applicant, we are about to be disconnected
Can’t you lower the cost for users who are paying full price? Enough is enough!!
I agree. All these high bills are going to have everyone out of their homes if they have one now
Yes we work hard to keep up with our bills paying on time the full amount
Why do we not get assistance we only make a combine $44,000 a year income with your high $250 a month bill?
I need help with my bill of outstanding of 764
Yes I would like to say thank you so so much for having me as a customer because you guys really do a good job especially when people don’t have power after ⛈ Thunderstorms & 🌪 Tornadoes and please continue to do a good job of restoration to people after the ⛈ thunderstorms & 🌪 tornadoes
I am not disconnected but I feel the pressure of the cost of electric. My husband is disabled and uses electric for his oxygen and I work full time. I won’t get any help because I can’t allow him to not have electric or the fear of it being disconnected.
I’ve been struggling to pay my electric to the point to where I had to take out a loan and still couldn’t pay my bill off. Please help! I am a single mother living on her own. I work full time and still struggle with the electric bill.
Please help!
I am on disability, I am 200% below poverty level I live in a home that has old windows with no insulation the door you can see the outside through the cracks, this recent flood. I lost my washer, my dryer all of my belongings because the sewer backed up into my basement. I am 62 years old and I live by myself and not asking for a handout just a hand.
I am so interested in this program. Not sure I would qualify for it. I try and pay very close attention to the due date and pay even if I have to do without some things. My thermostat is set 78 that seems to be ok. It is hard when you are on a fixed income. Bills go up but my pay doesn’t.
Single mother of two kids in grade school and an infant. Struggling financially and needing emergency assistance, please
I could use some help…currently unemployed.
I don’t want to pay so much for electric! We use a minimal amount being elders and not needing lights on all over. Still running our AC about five days a month is ridiculous. Please bring the prices down. Thanks
I don’t understand why my bill is sooooo high??????? I can no longer afford to pay it!!!!!!!!
1000% increase in five years? This is the poster child for shameful. You can make excuses all day long for the increases, but it’s quite obvious someone is getting rich.
I need help paying my bill.
I’m Very interested in this program and would like to see our electric bill too go down.
Would love the help it is hard on one income with 2 children.
Don’t know how I’m going to pay my bill
Im on my own
Paying bills like so many others just praying for alittle relief!
All the stupid fees and other charges cost more than the electricity itself – just like on my gas bill! This is outrageous and needs to stop…
I’d like to apply
I don’t believe you are reaching the homes that really need the help.
Sorry, but this sounds like a publicity stunt. Just stop changing us for the big companies electric use.
I need help to pay my bill, how can I qualify?
with all the rain i lost a dryer and washer and i am 87 getting hard to pay bills
could use a little help. this dryer will be #2 cant afford another one just made 1 pmt on it.
I wish someone besides consumers being left with footing the bill. This is outrageous.
Please help, I am interested in this program
Help please
Need Help on bill
The everyday essentials are constantly raising while employers aren’t given raises. It’s terrible that you work just to pay the bills and keep a roof over your head and as soon as you can’t pay they shut you off. Sad thing is they won’t report all the good payments you’ve made to the creditors but will report WAHT YOU CANT AFFORD TO PAY WERE LIVING IN A SAD TIME
I need to apply
At 73 years of age, I just can’t keep up anymore. Every month I’m afraid the lights are gonna go off in the sump pump is gonna overflow and flood the basement. This has happened six times this year already and I’m scared to death every month if I can survive. Anything will help to keep the lights on. I’ve never asked for anything because I know so many others are in the same position I am. winners coming and I don’t know if I’m gonna make it through the winter. I’m so afraid all the time.
My son needs help with his electric bill they have shut him off cost him almost $500 to get it back on an he is still behind
How do me apply my electric bill is ridiculous
Could you lower the cost for users who are paying full bills please?
Or also lower your electricity costs to not pay such huge bills
I paid full bills who 10 moths but really have no income, i dont know what the future holds
I need your help
Thanks
Yes, I Need To APPLY,
RIGHT NOW AT THIS INSTANCE.
THANK YOU
I’m on a fixed income, which is hardly enough to pay my bills. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Struggling financially, any increase in SSD is made nul by Medicare cost increases. We can’t continue much longer. Please consider us for your grant!
I need help for sure
Not fixing the root of the problem. ALL customers are paying too much. Lower the bill at a flat rate, for all customers. I did not sign off on the grid strain caused by data centers.
I’m seeing many everyday Americans suffering from these high utility bills. Data centers are one thing but eating and keeping the lights on is another.
I need help i am about 30 days behind
Electricity is way too expensive! My wife and I are seniors struggling to get by on a fixed income and these big companies just don’t care. It’s about their bottom lines! Sad what this country corporate greed has come down to! 😢
My bill is extremely high and have not worked for a whole year. You Guys should lower the bills because we are getting tired of the high rates.
This is laughable. Multi-billion dollar companies donating a couple million dollars to help offset the “infrastructure upgrades” caused by their data centers that has been passed down to the citizens of the state while they get tax breaks and continue raking in massive profits. Not impressed at all.
Help Please the supplier rates make my bill higher than I can afford
My electric bill should have went down over the past few months. I had 4 adults and 4 kidss move out. Instead, it’s increasing each month. I don’t qualify for assistance because of my income, but I don’t make enough to cover everything. An almost $400 electric bill for 1 month is ridiculous . There’s 2 adults in my home. I work in collections for a popular bank. Everyone is feeling it.
The real answer is getting it all under control for all. Rates are ridiculous! This is outrageous along with gas,food and all other services.
I’m on-a fixed income I receive disability I can use the extra help
It’s not just those within poverty guidelines that need help as they can at help through other means. The middle class, both working and retired, is the group needing assistance.
Would like to not pay so much.
I would to see my bill low
Can you help me
My Electric bill is too High ,cant afford it
Help
I would greatly appreciate any help I can get right now🙏
Looking for assistance cause Iam the only person in the household paying the bills and any kind of help would be greatly appreciated
I am interested in this program please and thank you.
I lost my job and have a child
I need help everything is so high its hard to keep up
My usage hasn’t changed, however my bill went from $200 last year and it’s over $430 a month now.
And your customer service told me their rates haven’t change, but when i compare the two bills, it has drastically.
Please use all yours and the other businesses excess funds to lower the cost for all customers.
Why penalize the paying customer?
How is this fair?
I work so hard not to be delinquent and yet to qualify you must be delinquent at least 30 days. Just does not seem right when you qualify otherwise.
Yes the cost is very high
I need help
We live on one social security pay a month and it doesn’t get it. Would very much love the help. Thank you
I need this help. But I received Heap in March. It didn’t even cover my February bill. Ca I get help?
What about the people who do the right thing and never miss a payment and pay their bills on time!!!! We could use a little help also for picking up the slack!!!!
Please help me to pay my bill.
As the cost of living climbs, the necessary service of electric power is hard to do without. Any assistance for financial relief would be most welcome.
Thank you,
James Widdoes
I agree with the comment for lowering people’s bills across the board. Just because a person is good steward of their money and pays bills on time, why does that mean they are not given the same consideration. The money should be taken to lower everyone’s bills. The data center and the footprints and effects of large corporations affect us all.
I need help with my bill to go down
I really need this my electric gets shut off this week I’m a single mom working a full time job and it’s just not enough.
I’m interested in this program
I need help. I have fallen behind because everything is becoming so expensive.
I’m interested
I have lung cancer and all of our bills are hard pressed to get paid
I am a senior on fixed income. The way I read this is you have to be more than 30 delinquent and carrying a balance of more than $50. In my class of individuals, the power bill gets paid before groceries and medication is purchased. Your rules are unrealistic.
I’m running late on my payments still trying to pay I really can’t afford to get my electric cut off please somebody contact me please
I want to apply also
yes i need help with mine mine doubled this month im on a fixed income no reason for this they can control this
I would love to see my bill go down
On ssdi it’s hard to pay the
I’m a Loner I keep to myself nobody else lives with me my electric bill shouldn’t jump from $85 to $150
Sure wish you could help the middle class people. With electric being the only option where my family lives, and our electric bill being approximately $700 a month, we simply cannot make ends meet. We are a single emergency away from crisis.
It seems like this happens way too often to the middle class. We make “too much” to qualify for help, but every dollar earned goes immediately to survival, with nothing left over. It’s frustrating watching the same income bracket receive constant assistance through all platforms while our costs continue to rise.
We are treading water with this being the worst financial stress we’ve been under, especially with all other bills rising as well.
It has become almost impossible to afford anything. I have to chose what I’m going to pay every month.
Our electric bill is very high, I have tried to get the bill lowered but I get a response that I am blocked in with my current electric company for 3 years. So I do need assistance with my bill at 345+for a month.
Every customer should be eligible for this!!!
100% tRUMPS fault rates (and everything else) are so expensive…
#GOPSHAME
The bill is expensive
I’d love to get help
I would like assistance
Yes I need help with my bill I have been out of work since January.
Help. Retired and bills keep escalating. Living on social security and can’t take any more increases
These companies donate to pay less in taxes. They are only trying to give themselves a break while “helping” others. We all need the help. Everyone everywhere isn’t making enough..
I have a small ranch style home and only heat half of it during the winter, plus sometimes wear a jacket.
I don’t sleep in the bedroom do to not heating that part of the house.
AEP has employed a scam by putting those smart meters on houses to determine usage!!
My bills have went up to 300.00 or more afterwards. One person in my house!!!!!
And this is the amount due on an AMP plan!!!!
Also, charged me 115.00 to get on this plan, which has never happened!! Very disappointed in AEP!!!!!!!!
Data centers were suppose to supply their own electric. Building the data centers was not suppose to raise our bills.
Neither happened. Your customers have been paying extra for all the huge supply lines and all Your extra costs related to data centers.
Same thing happened with all the nuclear power plants built. Electric cost was suppose to go down, but instead went way up with each new plant.
Data centers should be required to generate All the power they need plus enough to send extra down to the grid. Why are they Not?
Single mom here. What more
Do you guys want from us. We can’t pay these astronomic bills – how are we supposed to live?!?!
See if I can get a grant
See if we can get a grant foe new Covenant Church 36 Shawnee Ave South Zanesville Ohio we have a food pantry and the bill was really high for July we only have 20 people in congregation!
Hi Candy. Neighbor to Neighbor is only for residential customers. Please reach out to our Customer Solutions Center at 800-672-2231 to see what options might be available for the church.
My bill this summer was 170.00 dollars so I don’t know about what the winter months will cost. I can’t afford it now I don’t know about later
Even though I pay my bill on time, that doesn’t mean these higher electric bills aren’t hurting our daily lives. Data centers should pay more and make there own energy. We didn’t ask for the data center or the higher bills!
Provide a link to those who need to apply!!!
Hi there. There’s a link at the top of the story you commented on. You can also visit AEPOhio.com/N2N to get more details and apply.
Need help with my electric bills
Exactly!!! I live in a 900sqft. home and in the winter my bill is $700+ monthly!! I can’t afford to turn my thermostat up above 67°
Decent income, but come on! This is ridiculous!!
Fixed income and outrageous electric bills are suffocating me
sure do need some help and I receive social security disability every month
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I am having trouble paying my electric bill l really could use some help thank you
Thank you
Our bill is high each month and winter is horrible to save for to pay! I have rescue cats and a rescue goat that I care for. I try to keep them cool in the summer and try to keep them warm in the winter. My bills are astronomical!!! We are misers as much as we can be for us humans on electric and still our bills are very high. It gets worse each month. We need relief!!
Where do I apply struggling goin thur a hardship need some relief
Hey Matika. There’s a link at the top of the article you commented on. Visit AEPOhio.com/N2N to apply.
Pricing should be fair for everyone not got select groups.
I’m newly divorced and I have some financial issues of late this Grant would help me in my fight to reclaim my life financially speaking.
This is ridiculous everyone should be getting a discount. So the responsible people that pay their bills get penalized. Who came up with this idea. The 18 million should have been put towards savings for everyone no matter what your earnings are.
My bills get so expensive over $1k no matter what we do during the winter. Then I’m playing catch up all year round and could use the help.
Hi Megan. Ross County Community Action Commission may be able to help out with making your home more energy efficient so your bills don’t get so high. Please also reach out to our Customer Solutions Center folks at 800-672-2231 to see if there are options to help.
People are encouraged to go for clean energy and many have installed solar panels to reduce the environmental pollution and get relief from the soaring AEP cost. Still there is no relief. Excess energy produced during the sunny days/months is rubbed from the customer for no compensation and next less sunny month, charged double.
I am a senior living on a fixed income and am looking for assistance with my electric bill. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Assistance would be very appreciated!
My mother ,daughter, and myself could all benifit from this
Electric to high because of data centers
This is another indigent/no income program, applicants who have not prioritized their electricity bill only qualify.
You DO NOT qualify if you have paid them. Your account MUST be delinquent.
It’s $18 million dollars to improve the optics for companies offsetting their electrical consumption onto the individual consumer.
My account is delequent.
i could use some help
I would like apply for the neighbor to neighbor grant for assistance in my bill and I would like to look into your weatherization program and appliance renewal. My roof needs to be replaced windows replaced and appliances replaced. Its starting to drain our savings with air and heat running all the time with poor insulation. Please show me what I am eligible for. Thank you
So…the reward I get for making sure I pay my account in full every month, even though I am being charged an obscene amount as a single person living alone, is that I am not eligible for any help??? HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE. Yet another disgusting joke.
AEP is price robbing us all blind. We are paying higher electricity bills because of data centers then you want to “give” those that are barely surviving a grant. How gracious of you! Another company scamming the American people. Thanks a lot AEP.
We are on a fix income. I William only get Social Security and My Wife gets Social Security and A Pension. Let me know if there is any help Available paying Electric bill in the Winter. We live in a Mobile home. and the windows are not the best