Contact:
Atineh Haroutunian
Glendale Water & Power
(818) 548-3381
aharoutunian@glendaleca.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2020

Glendale Water & Power Extends GWP Cares Bill Relief Program Deadline, and Moratorium on Late Fees and Disconnections to February 28, 2021

GLENDALE, CA – Glendale Water & Power (GWP) has extended the deadline for its GWP Cares Bill Relief Program, and moratorium on late fees and disconnections to February 28, 2021. The extension comes amidst additional health and safety restrictions due to COVID-19 and aims to help mitigate the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on GWP customers.

The GWP Cares Bill Relief Program is a temporary program that provides a one-time bill credit to GWP electric customers who have been financially impacted by COVID-19. Bill credits are as follows:

• One-time bill credit of $150 to residential electric customers living in single family homes.
• One-time bill credit of $80 to residential electric customers living in multi-family housing.
• One-time bill credit of $150 to eligible businesses that are adversely affected by the COVID-19 “Stay At Home” order or did not operate in one of the essential services sectors covered in the Governor’s Executive Order N-33-20 for a period of at least 4 weeks.
• One-time bill credit of $60 to residential low-income customers currently enrolled in GWP’s Senior/Glendale Care low-income discount program. These customers will be automatically enrolled in the Cares program and receive the one-time bill credit.

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