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Delaware Appliance Rebates

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Spotlight on Delaware - See Our Program Impact

The State of Delaware will implement a mail-in rebate program that will help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new, efficient ENERGY STAR® qualified models. The program began in December 2009. Rebates for refrigerators and freezers closed on January 31, 2010.

Eligible products include

  • Refrigerators (closed)
  • Freezers (closed)
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwashers
  • Room air conditioners
  • Gas storage water heaters
  • Gas tankless water heaters

Residents are encouraged to recycle their old appliances.

Contact: Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility

Total Funding: $838,000

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:
Spotlight on Delaware—First in Savings

On December 1, 2009, the first state in the nation became the first state to launch a State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, just one day after federal funds were approved by the Department of Energy. Delaware's program, run by the non-profit Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), provides consumer rebates on ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioners, clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators, and gas water heaters. Rebates range from $25 to $200. Rebates for refrigerators and freezers closed on January 31, 2010.

"The strong response to the SEU's appliance rebate program demonstrates Delawareans' interest in cutting waste and saving money," says Senator Harris McDowell, co-chair of the SEU board of directors. "The appliance program really represents the front door to a host of savings opportunities to come." SEU provides a one-stop resource to help Delaware residents and businesses save money, create new jobs, and improve the environment.

To date, more than 7,170 appliance rebates have been processed, saving 871,000 kWh of electricity, 8,850 therms of natural gas, more than $150,000, and 1,700,000 pounds of CO2 a year.

State Contact: Energize Delaware, 1-877-624-4448
DOE Contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit: www.EnergizeDelaware.com and www.energysavers.gov/rebates

Revised April 12, 2010