Cash for Clunky Appliances
Posted by gtong on August 31st, 2009
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Didn’t get a chance to take advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program for your car? Well, there’s another program that you might want to look into. In an effort to help out the environment, the government is offering incentives for people to recycle their older appliances and get more energy efficient models.
Coming this fall, the government will be setting aside $300 million for this program. If you purchase new Energy Star appliances to replace your clunkers, you could receive rebates ranging from $50 to $200.
By replacing your older appliances, you will gain extra utility savings also. Some older appliances consume nearly three times more electricity than current models. So you would be getting extra savings there as well. This could be another saving of $50 to $150!
In most states you can receive an additional rebate as well. By recycling your old appliance, many energy companies will give you $20 to $50.
All of your savings up could total anywhere from $120 to $400, just within the first year! And you will continue to save, month after month, on your energy bills. You might not have a clunker in your garage anymore, but do you have one in your kitchen?
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Source: USA Today
This is awesome! If I had any old appliances I would totally take advantage of it. Anyone looking to upgrade their home should really look into this.