Share the Warmth Providing Heating Assistance to the Less Fortunate

The Share the Warmth (STW) program provides financial assistance for heating bills during the winter season for low income families within the Duke Energy service territory in the Carolinas. Since the program’s establishment in 1985, we have completed 20 successful seasons and provided over $31 million in heating bill assistance.

Funding for Share the Warmth comes from Duke Energy customers, the Duke Energy Foundation, and Duke Energy’s Bulk Power Marketing (BPM) revenue sharing program. In November, Duke Energy customers receive a bill insert about the STW program. The Duke Energy Foundation will match up to $500,000 in customer contributions during the heating season.

Over 80 agencies within the Duke Energy service territory in the Carolinas assist in the distribution of the funds.

Contributions are tax deductible.^[1]

Contributions to Share the Warmth may be mailed using the return envelope they receive in their electric bill or mail a check directly to

Share the Warmth Fund
The Duke Energy Foundation
P.O. Box 35469
Charlotte, N.C. 28254-3429

Visit Share the Warmth Partner Agencies for more information.

^[1] Individual tax situations vary. Consult a tax advisor before claiming a contribution on a tax return.