On Dec. 1, the Springfield City Council passed an ordinance to provide utility rebates to small businesses that have been impacted by COVID.
The COVID Relief - CWLP Small Business Program uses money from the Environmental and Regulatory Initiatives and Relief Fund (ERIRF) to assist eligible small businesses with utility rebates of up to $3,000 per business. There is a total of $1 million allocated for this program and CWLP will begin accepting applications on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.
Businesses must be CWLP customers located within Springfield corporate limits and fall into one of the following categories:
- Small businesses in rate classes 40, 42, 44 or 46*
- Independent restaurants and bars
- Veterans associations operating commercial kitchens
Rebates will be made to those qualified applicants demonstrating financial hardship until all funding is exhausted. Those awarded rebates will receive a credit on their January or February CWLP bill for coverage of August and September 2020 billing of electric charges up to $3,000.
For information on how to apply to this program and other assistance options, visit CWLP's Bill Assistance webpage.
For full details on the rate relief rebate visit, www.cwlp.com/rebate. For questions or assistance applying, contact CWLP Energy Services at 789-2070 ext. 0 or nrgxprts@cwlp.com.
