Louisiana Appliance Rebates
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THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED. AS OF MAY 19, 2011 ALL OF LOUISIANA'S AVAILABLE REBATES HAVE BEEN FULLY RESERVED AND NO NEW REBATE RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
The State of Louisiana implemented a mail-in rebate program to help residents replace old, inefficient appliances with new efficient ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. The program began on April 24, 2010. As of August 9, 2010 rebates reopened to expend funds that were initially reserved but not processed; purchases of qualified products made on or after April 24, 2010 were eligible. As of May 19, 2011, all available rebates had been reserved and no new rebate reservations will be accepted.
Eligible products included
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Clothes washers
- Dishwashers
- Room air conditioners
- Gas storage water heaters
- Gas tankless water heaters
- Electric heat pump water heaters
- Solar water heaters (electric and gas back-up)
- Gas Furnaces
- Central air conditioners
- Air source heat pumps
Residents were required to reserve their rebates online or by phone. Residents were also required to certify that their old appliances were disposed of in accordance with state laws.
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: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Total Funding: $4,232,000
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:
Louisiana Rebates Make Energy Efficient Appliances Affordable
ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washers are one of eight products that Louisiana residents have received rebates on.
As part of the EmPower Louisiana program, state rebates have helped some residents buy energy efficient appliances that otherwise could not have afforded to. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, "a lot of people had to rebuild and replace appliances," comments Louis McArthur, program manager for EmPower Louisiana. "A lot of people who did buy ENERGY STAR® [this year] probably would not have bought it without the rebate."
The rebates range from $75 to $500 for ENERGY STAR qualified furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners, as well as refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers and water heaters.
"We had pretty generous rebates," McArthur says. "It stands as being one of our most successful programs. We're all happy about that."
The state opened the program in April, 2010 with $6.4 million, including $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and $2.2 million from a state grant. Residents must buy their appliance within 45 days of reserving the rebate or the reservation expires. So far, 20,482 residents have purchased an ENERGY STAR qualified appliance, and about 46,000 residents have registered for a rebate, but have not redeemed it yet.
The program taught some residents about the importance of recycling old appliances. The state requires all residents to recycle old appliances, but some people didn't know that before the rebate program started, McArthur says.
State Contact: Louis McArthur, 225-342-1298
DOE Contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit: empowerlouisiana.org/EnergyStar and energysavers.gov/rebates