ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. OUC customers who are struggling to pay their power and water bill due to the coronavirus pandemic are invited to apply for financial relief.
The company said that its board of commissioners met earlier this year and approved a $12.1 million customer relief package.
Of that, $2.6 million was allocated to Project CARE to provide bill payment assistance.
Since April, 24,000 customers have been helped through the program but as of Wednesday, $1.5 million remains available to those in need.
We understand that these are unprecedented times with unexpected hardships, which is why were offering relief and payment plans to help our community, general manager and CEO Clint Bullock said.