Purpose: To provide residential consumers with rebates to buy energy-efficient Energy Star products to replace old appliances and help lower energy bills.

Eligibility: States must establish (or have established) an appliance rebate program to provide rebates to residential consumers for the purchase of residential Energy Star products to replace used appliances of the same type.

Activities: Funds may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out a State rebate program to support residential end-user purchases of Energy Star products. 

Residential Energy Star products include: 

• Appliances: Clothes Washers, Dehumidifiers, Dishwashers, Refrigerators & Freezers, Room AC, Room Air Cleaners
• Heating & Cooling: Air Conditioning, Boilers, Ceiling and Ventilating Fans, Furnaces, Heat Pumps, Programmable Thermostats
• Water Heaters
• Home Electronics: Battery Charging Systems, Cordless Phones, Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes, DVD Products, External Power Adapters, Home Audio, Televisions
• Lighting: Light Bulbs (CFLs), Light Fixtures, Decorative Light Strings
• Home Office Equipment: Computers, Copiers and Fax Machines, Digital Duplicators, Monitors, Printers, Scanners.

The Amount of the Rebate Shall be Determined by: The State Energy Office (Ohio Energy Office), taking into consideration:

• The amount of any Federal of State tax incentive available for the purchase of the residential Energy Star product; and
• The difference between the cost of the residential Energy Star product and the cost of an appliance that is not a residential Energy Star product, but is of the same type as, and is the nearest capacity, performance, and other relevant characteristics to, the residential Energy Star product.

Match Requirement: Up to 50 percent. 

Potential Funding Level for Ohio: Portion of $300,000,000 divided between eligible States. 

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