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Cleco Power of Sharing Fund

Cleco · Utility program

Bill-payment assistance; no hardening amount published.

Cleco funds local Councils on Aging, including Acadia’s, to help older customers with low or fixed incomes pay energy bills. It is a utility-funded assistance program, but the public page does not describe home-hardening work or a homeowner repair grant.

Last verified: September 3, 2026

Program details

How it works

Cleco says it created the Power of Sharing Fund in 1985 to help elderly customers with low or fixed incomes pay their energy bills. The funds are donated by Cleco, employees, and customers and are distributed by the Louisiana Association of Councils on Aging across the state.

What the money covers

The public program page describes bill-payment help, not home hardening, home repair, or disaster mitigation improvements.

Amounts and matching

No homeowner payment amount is published on the page.

How to apply

Cleco says interested people should contact one of the participating Councils on Aging.

Timing and deadlines

The page does not list a deadline or open/closed application window.

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