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Been putting of buying new appliances? Now might be a great time to stop procrastinating, because Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced recently that the State of Maryland’s much anticipated Appliance Rebate Program, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will offer rebates of $100 off qualifying super-efficient clothes washers and $50 off super-efficient refrigerators, along with $300 off qualifying electric heat pump water heaters. Maryland residents can now save hundreds of dollars on the purchase of qualifying appliances and will see continued savings through reduced energy use in their homes over the life of the new appliances. These rebates are in addition to appliance rebate programs already available through each of the major electric utility service providers in Maryland, made possible through the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008.

“These federally-funded rebates to families who install energy efficient appliances in their homes – which supplement the rebates already available from the utilities – could save families hundreds of dollars,” noted Governor Martin O’Malley. “Rebates are awarded on a first come, first served basis, so if your family is ready to make energy efficient appliance upgrades, there’s never been a better time.”

Applications are available online through each major electric utility service provider and are also accessible from the Maryland Energy Administration’s web page at http://energy.maryland.gov/appliancerebateprogram.asp.

If you are a customer of Maryland’s municipal and cooperative utilities, MEA has a special rebate program for those customers to ensure that all Marylanders can benefit from this exciting opportunity. Customers of Choptank, A&N, and Somerset Electric Cooperatives and Hagerstown, Easton, Thurmont, Berlin and Williamsport municipal utilities can download the necessary information and rebate form from MEA’s website at the following location: http://energy.maryland.gov/documents/MEArebateform.pdf.