by: Jared Hendricks, Marketing & Energy Conservation Manager
Every year our residential rebate programs are reviewed and some revisions are made. This year I have some exciting changes to announce as well as a new rebate you may qualify for.
The first change is the addition of an ENERGY STAR Most Efficient clothes washer bonus rebate. Select models have been rated to be even more efficient and save you more energy over other ENERGY STAR rated models. This bonus is $50 in addition to the ENERGY STAR clothes washer rebate. That means you could qualify for a rebate up to $150 for purchasing a new ENERGY STAR Most Efficient clothes washer. An ENERGY STAR Most Efficient bonus of $40 is also available for qualifying dishwashers.
Another change to our rebate program is to our ENERGY STAR dehumidifier rebate. I am happy to announce that you are no longer required to recycle a working dehumidifier to qualify for the rebate. If you are looking to purchase an ENERGY STAR dehumidifier as an additional unit, replacing a broken unit, or you didn’t have one in the past, you can qualify for a $15 rebate. If you do have a working unit that you want to recycle at the same time, you will qualify for a $25 rebate as well as an additional bonus rebate up to $15 if you did not receive free recycling through the retailer.
I am also happy to announce the addition of a new rebate in 2015 for ENERGY STAR clothes dryers. Both natural gas and electric clothes dryers may qualify for a rebate up to $50. With the new ENERGY STAR clothes dryer rebate and the additional ENERGY STAR Most Efficient clothes washer bonus, there has never been a better time to upgrade your washer and dryer to more efficient models.
Although you may notice a few changes to the 2015 rebate forms, most of our rebate programs stayed the same in 2015. Rebates are still available for ENERGY STAR CFL’s, LED’s, refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners, windows and replacement doors. Rebates for attic air sealing and insulation as well as high efficiency furnaces, central air conditioners, water heaters, are also available and have all remain unchanged from last year.
For a complete list of available rebates visit us online at www.owatonnautilities.com or stop into our main lobby to pick up your rebate form. We will continue to review our rebate programs for changes and additions each year to ensure we are offering the best programs possible to help you conserve energy. Remember, we all benefit when we Conserve & $ave.