Michigan Business Beat | Amy Adamy Lansing Board of Water & Light - LBWL Community Fair - Today!

Chris Holman welcomes back Amy Adamy, MPH, APR, Public Relations & Marketing Manager, Lansing, MI LBWL Community Fair -Today! (Tuesday, September 26, 2023) Lansing BWL, Community Partners to Hold Community Resource Fair, tell us all about that? Where is that? Its address, and general part of the city for those not familiar? How many fairs has LBWL held? Share the details on who these events have helped? Tell us about the others joining you today? BWL Customer Service BWL Hometown Energy Savers Greater Lansing Food Bank Capital Area Housing Partnership Capital Area Community Services Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Michigan Department of Treasury Unclaimed Property Tri-County Office on Aging Ingham County Health Department City of Lansing Department of Economic Development & Planning Women's Center of Greater Lansing MDHHS Division of Environmental Health Salvation Army Capital Area Capital Area District Library (CADL) DivDat BWL Kiosks Tell us about a new charge customers are seeing? (Beginning in September, customers saw a small static $0.88 “Low-Income Energy Assist Fund (LIEAF)" surcharge for electricity on their monthly BWL bills, which goes into a statewide fund to help eligible customers with more financial assistance if they’re struggling. This LIEAF money will be important as BWL has opted into PA95 ending the winter heating season shut-off moratorium, meaning electric shut-offs due to non-pay will continue year-round. BWL customers at risk of shut-off are eligible for Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) funding assistance, and may also qualify for a winter protection payment plan. For more information about what assistance is available, visit www.lbwl.com/shutoffprotection. I understand there is a change for customers coming November 1st , tell us about that: (Additionally, beginning November 1, all BWL electric customers will be transferred to a time of use rate. For more information about rate cha