Pennsylvania Appliance Rebates
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The State of Pennsylvania will implement a rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new, non-electric ENERGY STAR® qualified and ultra-efficient appliances.
The program is scheduled to begin April 21, 2010. Residents may be able to "reserve" rebates once the program begins; the program will end when funds are depleted.
Eligible products include
- Gas storage water heaters
- Gas tankless water heaters
- Oil furnaces
- Gas furnaces
- Oil boilers
- Gas boilers
Residents are encouraged to recycle their old appliances.
Contact: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Total Funding: $11,944,000
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:
Pennsylvania Appliance Rebates Fill Gap for Consumers
Replacing old furnaces and boilers with new high-efficiency equipment can help Pennsylvania prevent the equivalent of 45 million pounds of CO2 emissions a year.
Pennsylvania's energy efficient appliance rebate program has filled an important gap for consumers, providing discounts on heating products that previously had none.
Pennsylvania residents may receive $100 to $500 rebates on three types of products: boilers, furnaces, and gas storage and tankless water heaters. Consumers will receive the rebate if they replace their old unit with an ENERGY STAR® qualified model.
"We used to get a lot of calls asking for furnace and boiler rebates, so we were glad when this opportunity came," says Libby Dodson, program manager for the state's rebate program. "Residents frequently wait until these systems break down before replacing them. I want to emphasize how grateful we are for this funding."
While some retailers have complained that the product choices are too narrow, Dodson says the state "developed a program where it saw voids, and chose appliances that would benefit our residents the most [in terms of energy savings]. We wanted residents to have a wide selection of rebates to choose from." Pennsylvania projects that the appliance rebate program will save more than 3 million therms of natural gas and 78,000 gallons of heating oil, and will prevent the equivalent of 45 million pounds of CO2 emissions a year.
The program launched on April 21, and by the end of May had provided more than $1.3 million in rebates. "It's been good for our consumer base," says Al Gor of Reichenbach Oil and Propane in Allentown. "It's definitely a nice incentive, especially when consumers can layer the state rebate with federal tax credits and get a 10 or 20% discount."
Gor also noted that the rebate-inspired sales have brought jobs to the Lehigh Valley area.
State contact: PA Home Heating Equipment Rebate Program, 1-877-592-2061
DOE contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit www.paheatingrebates.com or www.energysavers.gov/rebates