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Energy Assistance
2.2% Electric Exemption Program
This program permits eligible households to qualify for
an exemption from payment of the tax on their monthly
electric bill. Those qualifying for this program will no
longer be billed the 2.2% tax. You will not receive a
money payment from this program but will save 2.2% of
your monthly electricity bill. To qualify for this program,
you must:
1. Be the head of household. (Head of household is
defined as that adult household member in whose
name the monthly electric bill is received.);
2. Be 62 years old or older, or between the ages of 18
to 62 and blind or otherwise totally and permanently
disabled. If you do not receive a check based on
blindness or total and permanent disability, you must
present a statement from your doctor saying that you
are blind or totally and permanently disabled to engage
in gainful employment and give the reason why;
3. Share your residence with not more than one other
adult person less than 62 years old. (An adult is defined
as a person who is 18 years old or older.);
4. Have a yearly gross income for you and all members
of your household of $12,000 or less;
5. Buy your electricity from a company that collects
the 2.2% Gross Receipts License Tax. (See list of
participating electric companies below);
6. Be an Alabama resident and live in the county where
you apply, and be a U. S. citizen or legal alien;
7. Furnish a recent electric bill to show the current name,
address, and customer account number in whose name
the bill is received;
8. Cooperate with the Department of Human Resources
by furnishing the necessary information or verification
required to determine your eligibility;
9. Agree to report to your local County Department of
Human Resources any change of name or address on
your monthly electric bill if you wish to reapply for the
exemption.
Where to apply: You must apply at the Department
of Human Resources office in the county where you
live. You may apply in person or someone may obtain
an application form for you which must be completed,
signed by the head of household, and returned to the
Department of Human Resources in the county where
you live (see Government Programs, p. 36). If you have
questions, you may contact the Alabama Department
of Human Resources, Family Services Division, 50
N. Ripley St., Montgomery, AL 36130, phone 334-242-
1310.
Who can apply: The head of household is the only
person who may apply. Even when someone else obtains
an application form or assists in completing the form, the
head of the household must sign it and the form must be
returned to the county Department of Human Resources.
You must re-certify each year or if you have a change of
address.
Companies that collect the 2.2% Gross Receipts
License Tax: (Apply at your local County Department
of Human Resources.)
• Alabama Power Company
• Covington Electric Cooperative
• Pea River Electric Cooperative
• Wiregrass Electric Cooperative
Salvation Army - Dale
1177 Andrews Ave.
Suite E
Ozark, AL 36360
334-445-3070
Salvation Army - Dothan
1007 S. Bell St.
Dothan, AL 36301
334-792-1911
Southeast Alabama
Baptist Association
1308 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301
334-699-2855
Southeast Alabama
Community Action (SEACAP)
100 George Wallace Drive
Enterprise, AL 36330
334-347-0881
The Ark
475 W. Main St.
Dothan, AL 36301
334-794-7223
Wiregrass Area Food Bank
382 Twitchell Road
Dothan, AL 36303
334-794-9775
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