While our purpose is to provide safe and reliable energy to you, and the members we serve, we have a greater mission – to be a catalyst for good.
The UCARE program is supported by member contributions, which are matched by UEC. Funds are available for the heating season of October through March and the cooling season of June through August.
In normal times, the UEC UCARE and HES HEAT (Hermiston Energy Assistance Team) grant programs are intended to help low-income residents manage their heating and cooling costs. Those funds are used to supplement assistance programs already provided by federal sources through CAPECO. In times of community crisis, UCARE and HEAT funds are further made available to any residential customer in need of assistance to pay electric bills due to a personal, family, medical, or employment crisis or emergency.
UCARE Energy Assistance Application (PDF)