Utility Bill Assistance
- Boone Electric Cooperative - Filing for an Extension [1]
- Budget Billing – City of Columbia [2]
Program available to City of Columbia utility customers to even out their energy costs by paying the same amount each month. - C.A.S.H (Citizens Assisting Seniors and Handicapped) - City of Columbia [3]
Provides emergency assistance to low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Call 573-874-7594 for assistance. - H.E.L.P. (Heat Energy and Light Program) – City of Columbia [3]
Provides one-time emergency assistance to low-income families with young children in the home. Call 573-874-7594 for assistance. - Central Missouri Community Action - Energy Assistance [4]
- State of Missouri Cold Weather Rule [5]
Outlines utility customers' rights, including the right to uninterrupted utility service November 1 through March 31 under specific circumstances. - United Way 2-1-1 [6]
Call 800-427-4626 or dial 211 from a land-line phone. Also provides listing of warming and cooling sites.
Energy Saving
- Be Energy Efficient – BEE [7]
Heating & cooling tips from the MO Dept. of Natural Resources and Missouri Public Service Commission. - Callaway Electric Cooperative [8]
Information on energy-saving programs and incentives in Callaway County. - Columbia Water & Light Conservation [9]
Includes information on free energy audits, rebates for high efficiency appliances, free shade trees, solar water heaters, compact fluorescent bulbs, and more. - Columbia Water & Light Publications
- 2012 Renewable Energy Report [10]
Draft for review. - Integrated Resource Plan [11]
Outlines the city's plans for power supplies and energy efficient measures.
- 2012 Renewable Energy Report [10]
- Greener Gadgets [12]
Provides a list of retailers and certified eCycling locations by area, energy use calculator and information about buying green. - Home Performance with Energy Star - Columbia [13]
National program for existing homes designed to help homeowners bring their homes up to Energy Star standards for comfort, safety, health, durability and energy efficiency.