Kitchen Clunkers- Cash for Appliances Info

The long awaited “kitchen clunkers” or “cash for appliances” program is starting. HERE is the link to the energysavers.gov website page that explains the program in detail.

The Department of Energy has recommended that states consider rebates on the following appliances:

• Boilers
• Central air conditioners
• Clothes washers
• Dishwashers
• Freezers
• Furnaces (oil and gas)
• Heat pumps (air source and geothermal)
• Refrigerators
• Room air conditioners
• Water heaters

Each state can set their own guidelines within the rules set by the Department of Energy for the money set aside for the ”kitchen clunkers”, “cash for appliances” program. The program ends when the money runs out. The program has 300 million dollars which is only one-tenth of what the “Cash for Clunkers” auto rebate program had available. Each state gets an amount of money that is proportionate to it’s population.

The expected rebate amounts will range from $50 – $250. The details have not been finalized yet but I will update this post as soon as they are. The rebates can be combined with federal tax credits for the same product, as long as they meet the requirements of both programs. HERE is the link  from energystar.gov that explains the “Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency program.

HERE are the state by state  guidelines from the energystar.gov website as of December 24, 2009. Here is an overview from a few states: (Many states are going to offer this around Earth Day in April)

California – scheduled to begin in March. Rebates offered for refrigerators, clothes washers and room air conditioners. Appliance must be Energy Star rated and purchased from a California retailer.

New York – scheduled to begin in February. Rebates being offered for refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers and more money if you buy a package of several of these appliances. A higher rebate is offered with proof of recycling.

Florida – scheduled to begin in April and last for 2 weeks. Rebates being offered for refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, room air conditioners and gas tankless water heaters. Rebate is 20% of the price and additional rebate is available with proof of recycling.

HERE is the link to the appliance recycling information page from the energystar.gov website. The rebates will not be available retroactively.

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