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citation string	covered_utilities string	eligibility_or_income_test string	id string	moratorium_window string	source string	source_quote string	state string	url string	verified_fields list
216B.097 COLD WEATHER RULE; COOPERATIVE OR MUNICIPAL UTILITY	A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association	all of the following conditions are met: (1) The household income of the customer is at or below 50 percent of the state median household income	a-municipal-utility-or-a-cooperative-electric-association-minnesota	between October 1 and April 30	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/216B.097	(a) A municipal utility or a cooperative electric association must not disconnect and must reconnect the utility service of a residential customer during the period between October 1 and April 30 if the disconnection affects the primary heat source for the residential unit and all of the following conditions are met: (...	Minnesota	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/a-municipal-utility-or-a-cooperative-electric-association-minnesota/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
476.20 Disconnection limited	a public utility furnishing gas or electricity	a “head of household” as defined in section 422.4, subsection 6, and is qualified for the low income home energy assistance program or weatherization assistance program	a-public-utility-furnishing-gas-or-electricity-iowa	November 1 through April 1	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/476.20.pdf	public utility that the resident is a “head of household” as defined in section 422.4, subsection 6, and is qualified for the low income home energy assistance program or weatherization assistance program. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a public utility furnishing gas or electricity shall not disconnect service from Nov...	Iowa	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/a-public-utility-furnishing-gas-or-electricity-iowa/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
20.31.03.03	An electric, gas, or electric and gas utility	unless the utility first certifies to the Commission by an affidavit filed at least 24 hours before the termination, that the termination does not constitute a threat to the life or health of the residential occupants	an-electric-gas-or-electric-and-gas-utility-maryland	November 1 through and including March 31	https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/20.31.03.03	A. An electric, gas, or electric and gas utility may not terminate gas or electric service to occupants of residential buildings for nonpayment of bills during the period November 1 through and including March 31 of the immediately succeeding calendar year unless the utility first certifies to the Commission by an affi...	Maryland	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/an-electric-gas-or-electric-and-gas-utility-maryland/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
52 Pa. Code § 56.100	City natural gas distribution utility	a customer whose household income exceeds 150% of the Federal poverty level but does not exceed 250% of the Federal poverty level, and starting January 1, has not paid at least 50% of charges for each of the prior 2 months	city-natural-gas-distribution-utility-pennsylvania	In addition to the winter termination authority in subsection (b), a city natural gas distribution operation may terminate service after January 1 and before April 1	https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter56/s56.100.html&d=reduce	(b) Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, during the period of December 1 through March 31, an electric distribution utility or natural gas distribution utility may not terminate service to customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Fe...	Pennsylvania	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/city-natural-gas-distribution-utility-pennsylvania/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
52 Pa. Code § 56.100	Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities	customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Federal poverty level	electric-distribution-and-natural-gas-distribution-utilities-pennsylvania	December 1 through March 31	https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter56/s56.100.html&d=reduce	(b) Electric distribution and natural gas distribution utilities. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, during the period of December 1 through March 31, an electric distribution utility or natural gas distribution utility may not terminate service to customers with household incomes at or below 250% of the Fe...	Pennsylvania	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/electric-distribution-and-natural-gas-distribution-utilities-pennsylvania/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
4901:1-18-06	electric, gas, and natural gas	null	electric-gas-and-natural-gas-ohio	within the period of November first through April fifteenth, unless the utility company completes each of the following	https://codes.ohio.gov/assets/laws/administrative-code/authenticated/4901/1/18/4901$1-18-06_20211101.pdf	Rule 4901:1-18-06 Disconnection procedures for electric, gas, and natural gas utilities. Effective: November 1, 2021 (A) If a residential customer is delinquent, as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-18-04 of the Administrative Code, in paying for regulated services, the utility company may, after at least fourtee...	Ohio	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/electric-gas-and-natural-gas-ohio/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
Winter Termination Program (WTP)	electric, gas, water, and sewer services	recipients of any of the following assistance programs: Federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) General Assistance (GA) benefits Universal Service Fund (U...	electric-gas-water-and-sewer-services-new-jersey	November 15, 2025, through March 15, 2026	https://www.nj.gov/bpu/newsroom/2025/approved/20251114.html	Running from November 15, 2025, through March 15, 2026, the program prevents disconnecting electric, gas, water, and sewer services for qualifying residential customers, ensuring that vulnerable customers facing financial hardship maintain access to heat, power, and water throughout the winter season. "For more than tw...	New Jersey	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/electric-gas-water-and-sewer-services-new-jersey/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
480-100-143	residential space heating service	The grantee will determine that the household income is not higher than the maximum allowed for eligibility under the state's plan for low-income energy assistance	residential-space-heating-service-washington	between November 15th and March 15th	https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=480-100-143	(1) During the winter months, between November 15th and March 15th, an electric utility may not discontinue residential space heating service if the customer does all of the following: (a) Notifies the utility of the inability to pay the bill and any required deposit. This notice should be provided within five business...	Washington	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/residential-space-heating-service-washington/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
216B.096 COLD WEATHER RULE; PUBLIC UTILITY	utility heating service	household income is at or below 50 percent of the state median income if the customer enters into and makes reasonably timely payments under a mutually acceptable payment agreement with the utility	utility-heating-service-minnesota	October 1 through April 30	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/216B.096	(b) "Cold weather period" means the period from October 1 through April 30 of the following year. (c) "Customer" means a residential customer of a utility. (d) "Disconnection" means the involuntary loss of utility heating service as a result of a physical act by a utility to discontinue service. Disconnection includes ...	Minnesota	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/utility-heating-service-minnesota/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "eligibility_or_income_test", "moratorium_window", "state" ]
52 Pa. Code § 56.100	Water distribution utilities	null	water-distribution-utilities-pennsylvania	December 1 through March 31	https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter56/s56.100.html&d=reduce	(a) Water distribution utilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, during the period of December 1 through March 31, water distribution utilities subject to this subchapter may not terminate heat related service between December 1 and March 31 except as provided in this section or § 56.98 (relating to imm...	Pennsylvania	https://referencesource.org/utility-shutoff-moratorium-by-state/water-distribution-utilities-pennsylvania/	[ "citation", "covered_utilities", "moratorium_window", "state" ]

Winter utility shutoff/disconnection moratorium by state

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Whether a utility can disconnect service for non-payment during winter, and under what conditions, varies by state on the exact season window, which utility types are covered, and whether an income test applies. Existing free summaries (e.g. energy-broker lead-gen sites) round this to 'most cold states ban Dec-Mar disconnects', which is not precise enough to answer a specific household's situation. Each record is one state and one class of utility — several states set a different window or income test for water than for electric and gas — carrying the exact moratorium window, covered utility types, and eligibility/income test if any, sourced from the state's own regulation or utility-commission order rather than a secondary summary. Answers 'can my gas get shut off in January in Pennsylvania', 'does New Jersey's winter shutoff protection cover water bills', 'what income level qualifies for winter shutoff protection in my state'.

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