Universal Systems Benefits And how they relate to Energy Share of Montana

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In 1997 the Montana legislature passed an electric deregulation law that included language establishing a Universal Systems Benefits (USB) fund.  USB programs were established, in part, to ensure continued funding of low-income energy assistance.  Upon passage of that bill, Energy Share started working with utility companies and electric cooperatives to operate USB bill assistance and furnace safety programs.  Additionally, some companies contribute USB funds to the Energy Share Endowment to ensure at least some funding will be in place to help meet the future heating needs of low-income Montanans. Utility companies, electric cooperatives and large electric users who have in the past or currently contribute USB funds to Energy Share include: American Chemet Asarco Ash Grove Cement Company Avista Beartooth Electric Cooperative Big Flat Electric Cooperative Big Horn County Electric Cooperative Big Horn Rural Electric Cooperative Big Sky Coal Company Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Commercial Energy of Montana ConocoPhillips Cut Bank Gas Company Energy West Fall River Electric Cooperative Fergus Electric Cooperative Flathead Electric Cooperative Glacier Electric Cooperative Graymont Hill County Electric Cooperative Holcim Inc. - Trident Plant Holly Corporation/Montana Refining Company Lincoln Electric Cooperative Lower Yellowstone REA McCone Electric Cooperative Missoula Electric Cooperative Montana-Dakota Utilities Montana Resources Montana Tunnels/Apollo Gold Northern Electric Cooperative NorthWestern Energy Nor-Val Electric Cooperative PPL Montana Pacificorp Park Electric Cooperative Portland General Electric Powder River Energy Puget Sound Electric Ravalli County Electric Cooperative REC Silicon Sarpy Creek Mine (Westmoreland Resources) Shelby Gas Association Sheridan Electric Cooperative Smurfit-Stone Container Southeast Electric Cooperative Sun River Electric Cooperative Tongue River Electric Cooperative Valley Electric Cooperative Vigilante Electric Cooperative Western Energy Company Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative