New Mexico Appliance Rebates
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The State of New Mexico is implementing a mail-in rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. Rebates began on April 22, 2010. As of June 28, 2010, new applications for refrigerator and clothes washer rebates were no longer being accepted. Rebates for gas furnaces will continue until remaining funds are depleted.
Eligible products include
- Refrigerators (closed)
- Clothes washers (closed)
- Gas furnaces
Residents must purchase the appliances from a New Mexico retailer. New Mexico encourages consumers to recycle old refrigerators through existing programs offered by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and the Southwestern Public Service Company (Xcel Energy).
Total Funding: $1,904,000
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:
$200 Appliance Rebates Trigger Record Sales and Recycling
Gov. Bill Richardson announces the state's appliance rebate program at Baillio's Electronics and Appliance Connection in Santa Fe.
Photo courtesy New Mexico Office of the Governor.
Two-hundred dollar rebates for ENERGY STAR® qualified clothes washers, refrigerators, and gas furnaces have made a big difference for retailers, recyclers, and consumers in New Mexico.
Between April 22 and June 28, 2010, New Mexicans scooped up $1.5 million in rebates for clothes washers and refrigerators, courtesy of the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. Baillio's Electronics and Appliance Connection in Santa Fe posted a 500% increase in sales of these appliances on the day the program launched, says Jeff Baillio, marketing director for Baillio's, and sales remained strong for weeks thereafter. In addition to educating customers about the benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, Baillio's employees helped customers complete and submit their rebate applications.
State energy officials encouraged consumers to recycle their old appliances through their utilities, to great effect. Emma van Moorsel of PNM, the largest electric utility in New Mexico, estimates that the number of refrigerators recycled through the utility has nearly doubled during the appliance rebate program, compared to figures for 2009.
About $130,000 in rebate funds are still available for gas furnaces. Sales of these products will pick up in the fall heating season, state representatives predict.
State contact: Harold Trujillo, 505-476-3372
DOE contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit: nmarp.efi.org and energysavers.gov/rebates