The media has been surprisingly quiet with concern of the latest stimulus bill program, the government appliance rebates program [see Government Appliance Rebate Program Explained]. Here we are at the end of November and many of us expected the program to begin a month ago. Each state has their own appliance rebates programs and the authority to handle most of the details separately so I will focus on my home state of Michigan for now. I will attempt to clear up the details and hopefully answer a few questions for our site visitors.
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Michigan Appliance Rebate Program Explained
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The U.S. Government has set aside $300 million for the appliance rebate program. This Government appliance rebate program or the ‘Stimulus Bill‘ (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) offers consumer rebates on select ENERGY STAR qualified appliances. These appliances may include:
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Government Appliance Rebate Program Explained
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Purpose: To provide residential consumers with rebates to buy energy-efficient Energy Star products to replace old appliances and help lower energy bills.
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Ohio Residential Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program
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The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG), Bureau of Energy Systems will conduct a local government workshop today to discuss the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA). This workshop is for representatives of non-entitlement cities and townships, which are those with a population of less than 35,000 according to the 2007 census, and non-entitlement counties, which are the counties other than Genesee, Jackson, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Ottawa, St. Clair, Washtenaw or Wayne. For non-entitlement governments that cannot attend the workshop, the state will hold a one-time webcast with the same agenda, but with briefer coverage.
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Michigan Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Workshop
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The State Energy Program (SEP) provides funds to states from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the state to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and initiatives. On behalf of New York State, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will administer $123 million to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and initiatives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The purpose of SEP funding is to:
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New York State Energy Program (SEP)
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The Recovery Act provides $296M to implement Section 124 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) establishing Department of Energy support for States rebate programs for residential ENERGY STAR® appliance products (those that represent improvements in efficiency compared to the majority of products in the market). States will receive formula-based funding to establish or supplement established ENERGY STAR appliance rebate programs. Federal funds, awarded from this Funding Opportunity Announcement, may be used to pay up to 50% of the administrative costs to carry out the rebate program.
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Recovery Act – State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP)
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