Initiative to aid buyers of energy-efficient
appliances
Aug 26 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News -
Dan Kelly Reading Eagle,
If you liked the cash for
clunkers program, soon you'll be able to enjoy the home edition. That's right.
If you've been thinking about getting a new heat pump, or air conditioner,
washer or other major appliance, you should hold off. The Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection has obtained $12 million in federal
stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Energy to help defray the cost of
buying new, more energy efficient appliances for the home. The program is the
Obama administration's effort to make homes more energy efficient while
supporting the nation's economic recovery, according to a press release from
the energy department.
DEP spokesman John Repetz said the state is still waiting for guidelines from
the federal government.
"We applied for and were
awarded the $12 million, but we're still waiting for guidance from the DOE as
far as what requirements of the Recovery Act we have to meet," Repetz said.
Energy Department spokeswoman Jen
Stutsman said states soon will be getting the first 10 percent of their grants
so they can begin setting up their programs. The balance of the grants won't
come until after the Oct. 15 deadline for applications, she said.
"Consumers can expect to
begin getting rebates late this year or early next year," Stutsman said.
Repetz said
the appliance rebate program may work like the Pennsylvania Sunshine Solar
Program in that people who already bought major appliances, or buy them before
the program is officially started, may be ineligible for grants.
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