Connecticut Appliance Rebates
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THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED. APPLIANCES MUST HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY JULY 15, 2010, AND APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 16, 2010.
The State of Connecticut is implementing a mail-in rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new, ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. The program began January 25, and eligible products must have been purchased by July 15, 2010. Consumers may apply for a rebate only after they have purchased and installed an eligible appliance. Applications must be submitted within 30 days of purchase.
Eligible products include
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Clothes washers
- Room air conditioners
- Water heaters
- Central air conditioners
- Air source heat pumps
Residents are encouraged to recycle their old appliances.
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: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management
Total Funding: $3,359,000
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:
Connecticut Appliance Rebate Program: Design for Success
Gov. M. Jodi Rell (third from right) joins Jack Fast, Hallocks Appliance general manager (fourth from left) and staff to promote appliance rebates.
On January 25, 2010, Connecticut's Office of Policy Management (OPM) launched its Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program to help consumers purchase ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. Staff was hopeful funds would last at least six months. The program succeeded, says the state, thanks to thoughtful program design.
OPM organized the program to make it easy for residents to get $50 to $500 rebates on qualified energy efficient refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, room air conditioners, central air conditioners, and air source heat pumps. United Illuminating and Connecticut Light and Power offered webinars and recruited retailers before the launch to give them time to prepare. These utilities, along with the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, were key partners in ensuring that retailers and contractors understood the program so they could effectively serve consumers. Governor Jodi Rell promoted the program by visiting retailers across Connecticut.
"Everybody worked well together," says Maraide Sullivan, OPM's purchase of services policy manager. "A lot of good choices were made in the design of the program and the rebate amounts were just right."
Customer service was a critical focus of the program. "Many consumers and retailers were surprised that their responses were taken care of so quickly," says Sullivan. "They were pleased that we called back right away."
After massive flooding struck the state at the end of March, Governor Rell and Ray Wilson, OPM's director of Energy Research and Policy Development, and the U.S. Department of Energy acted quickly to assist the victims by adding rebates for ENERGY STAR qualified water heaters. By the end of June, 178 people had taken advantage of the rebate.
By July, over 34,000 rebate applications had been paid, for total rebate payments of $3 million. According to the Department of Energy, Connecticut families who received the rebates are projected to save a combined $1.6 million on their energy and water bills in 2011.
State contact: Maraide Sullivan, 860-418-6371
DOE contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit ct.gov/opm/ApplianceRebates and energysavers.gov/rebates