Special Assistance

Home Energy Assistance Program
If you qualify as a low-income household, the HEAP program may help you pay part of your heating bills.
HeatShare
To help assist our low-income and elderly customers pay their winter heating bills, Duke Energy has teamed up with The Salvation Army to establish the HeatShare energy fund for people in Ohio and Kentucky.
ACT Assistance
For customers living in Hamilton County, Ohio, Accountability & Credibility Together (ACT) will make a one-time payment to Duke Energy on behalf of qualifying families to help with winter gas bills.
Percentage of Income Payment Plan
PIPP is a payment assistance plan for Ohio residents designed to help participants make minimum monthly payments to avoid disconnection of electric and gas service.
Ohio Energy Credits Program
The former OEC guidelines have been changed. Look for new program guidelines from The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) later this summer.
Sign Language Assistance
Signers are available for personal office appointments to assist you with any of your energy service needs.
Foreign Language Assistance
Duke Energy offers interpreting services to all of our non-English speaking customers whether they call or visit a local office.
TDD/TTY
Customers with speech and hearing impairments with access to TDD/TTY equipment may call us directly. Hearing-impaired customers who do not have TDD/TTY equipment can take advantage of the free relay service provided by Cincinnati Bell.
Braille Bills
We offer Braille bills for our visually impaired or blind customers.
Life Support
Duke Energy offers a Life Support Program for customers who use electrically powered life support equipment.
Large Print Bills
Our Large Print Bills provide the same information as a regular bill, but on slightly larger paper.
Third-Party Notification
This program sends a copy of your monthly bill to a friend or relative without holding them responsible for the payment.