It has also not publicized that decision. The California Municipal Utilities Association estimatedunpaid energy bills at publicly owned utilities topped $300 million, while close to 4 million customers of investor-owned utilities were behind on energy bills, totaling $1.4 billion, as of late June, according to a California Public Utilities Commission spokesperson. The Arrearage Management Plan (AMP) provides an opportunity for qualifying SoCalGas residential customers to have their eligible past due bills forgiven. be enrolled in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) or Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) program, have total arrears of $500 or greater, some of which are at least 90 days old, have been a customer of SCE for at least six months, have made an on-time payment within the last 24 months that equals or exceeds the most current customer bill at the time of payment. This number is the financial help equivalent of 911. LADWP, with a significant funding assist from the State of California, prepares to launch the largest utility customer debt assistance initiative in the city's history. However, some service providers may have tariffs posted on their web sites. He crossed his fingers that the old truck wouldnt overheat on the way to the gas station. Th e 2021 California Arrearage Payment Program (2021 CAPP) offers financial assistance for California energy utility customers to help reduce past due energy bill balances that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hollman played it off with the kids as some kind of fun obstacle course. For each on-time payment, the utility forgives one-twelfth of the customer's debt up to $12,000 per year max forgiveness of $1,000 per month. Advocates cheered that choice, but worried lawmakers didnt go far enough to prevent shutoffs. On July 11, lawmakers revealed a plan to use one-time federal relief money to address the debt.