North Carolina has a couple of Rebate programs coming up for anyone looking to purchase an appliance in the Spring, you may want to hold off two weeks to cash in on the rebates (if eligible)
15% Rebate on Eligible Items
Info from
http://www.energysavers.gov/financia.../state_NC.cfm:
Quote:
North Carolina Appliance Rebates
The State of North Carolina will implement a two-phase rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances. The first phase of the program, scheduled April 22-25, 2010, will be a limited-time, instant rebate for refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, and dishwashers. A Phase 2 mail-in rebate for several types of water heaters, as well as gas furnaces, and central air conditioners is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2010 and will continue until remaining funds are depleted.
Eligible products include
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Clothes washers
- Dishwashers
- Gas storage water heaters
- Gas tankless water heaters
- Electric heat pump water heaters
- Solar water heaters
- Gas furnaces
- Central air conditioners
Retailers are required to recycle old appliances in accordance with state laws.
Contact: North Carolina Department of Administration, State Energy Office
Total Funding: $8,849,000
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FAQs - http://www.energync.net/wdocs/energystar.pdf (broken link)
June 2010 (2nd Phase) will only happen if there are still funds available so patience may not be rewarded.