California Appliance Rebates
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California is implementing a mail-in rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new ENERGY STAR® qualified and ultra-efficient appliances. Rebates for refrigerators, clothes washers, and room air conditioners began on April 22, 2010. Rebates for dishwashers, freezers, electric heat pump water heaters, gas storage water heaters, solar water heaters, central air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, gas furnaces, and gas boilers began on July 29, 2010. On December 6, 2010, all rebate funds for dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators, clothes washers, and room air conditioners were reserved. No rebate applications for these products post-marked after December 6, 2010 were accepted. As of December 31, 2010, all rebates for central air conditioners, gas furnaces, gas boilers, heat pumps, and water heaters have been reserved; however, consumers can join a waitlist in the event that additional funding becomes available.
Eligible products include
- Refrigerators (closed)
- Clothes washers (closed)
- Room air conditioners (closed)
- Dish washers (closed)
- Freezers (closed)
- Electric heat pump water heaters
- Gas storage water heaters
- Solar water heaters (electric and gas back-up)
- Central air conditioners (split and packaged)
- Air-source heat pumps (split and packaged)
- Gas furnaces
- Gas boilers
Consumers must provide proof of recycling to receive rebates, and must purchase the appliances from a California retailer.
NOTE: For questions about your rebate such as status, timeline, and rebate amount, please contact your state's program directly through their Web site.
Contact: California Energy Commission
Total Funding: $35,267,000
Program information subject to change. Rebates may be offered for a limited time only. Before purchasing a product, check with your program sponsor to ensure rebates are available, and to confirm product eligibility and program requirements. Products purchased must meet efficiency criteria as established by the state.
Program Impact:
California Retailers and Utilities Partner on Consumers Rebates
More than 100 partners—including retailers, public relations agencies, and utilities—have helped make California's program successful.
California retailers are experiencing record sales from the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, the state reports. It has received more than 112,000 rebate applications since the program launched on April 22, 2010, Earth Day.
California's program offers rebates on ENERGY STAR® qualified refrigerators, clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers, water heaters, air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, and boilers. Rebates range from $50 for room air conditioners to $1,000 for central air conditioners and heat pumps.
The program's success can be attributed largely to the many retailers and utilities working to spread the message. More than 100 partners, including retailers, public relations agencies, and utilities, are helping market the program across California.
"One of the big successes of our program is the number of retailers that have wanted to partner with the government," says Amy Morgan, information officer for the California Energy Commission. "Retailers have been very appreciative of the program and are happy that stimulus funding is having a direct impact on their business."
With a complex economy, a dispersed population in urban and rural areas, and a varied climate, support from a large network of stakeholders is imperative in California, according to Morgan. "The state is grateful that many organizations have come together to increase the sale of efficient appliances."
Consumers must provide proof of recycling to receive their rebate. Certified recyclers will accept all appliances, but consumers can also check with their utility on buy-back or pick-up programs. City or county governments may also offer curbside pick-up on e-cycle or junk pick-up days.
State contact: Amy Morgan, 916-654-4989
DOE contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit: cash4appliances.org and energysavers.gov/rebates