Puerto Rico Appliance Rebates
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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is implementing a voucher rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with new ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. The program re-launched on December 8, 2010, and shifted to waitlist status as of May 16, 2011.
Consumers may apply for the discount through the participating stores. Applicants must provide a state identification to confirm eligibility. At the time of purchase, the retailer/ wholesaler and the consumer must complete and sign the retailer and appliance information section of the rebate request form. The previous program began February 24, 2010, with voucher distribution closed on April 16, 2010. Voucher expiration dates had been extended to May 16, 2010.
Eligible products include
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Clothes washers
- Dishwashers
- Room air conditioners
- Water heaters
- Central air conditioners
Participating retailers must agree to haul-away and properly dispose of or recycle all appliances, including the recovery of refrigerants.
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: The Energy Affairs Administration of Puerto Rico
Total Funding: $3,794,000
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 territory.
Program Impact:
Thousands of Puerto Rican Families Invest in Energy Efficiency
Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal Jiménez has led the effort to promote the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program in Puerto Rico.
Four thousand homes on the island of Puerto Rico have benefited from the $200 rebate offered by the government of Puerto Rico through the federal State Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program. This program assigned to Puerto Rico about $3.7 million for discount vouchers on the purchase of ENERGY STAR® qualified refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, room air conditioners, water heaters, and central air conditioners.
These 4,000 families are part of the first phase of the program that was launched February 24, 2010 and closed May 16. The program generated $2.1 million in appliance sales in more than 80 stores across the island, according to Derlin Joel Muñoz, communications director of the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration, which administers the program.
"The program is an important step for the island, as it stimulates the development of a green economy, leads us into an energy-savings culture, and makes us contributors to our environment," said Luis Bernal, executive director of the Energy Affairs Administration. "Puerto Rico is committed to developing initiatives like this that will benefit our people, promote job growth, improve our economy, and protect the environment. Today thousands of Puerto Rican families are part of this great program."
Puerto Rico will launch the second phase of the program in November, during which residents will have access to 14,000 remaining vouchers. Muñoz expects that this phase will inject more than $8 million into the Puerto Rican economy.
State contact: Derlin Joel Muñoz, 787-999-2200
DOE contact: Lani MacRae, 202-586-9193
Visit: buscatuvalepr.com and energysavers.gov/rebates