Pa. to Offer Rebates for Efficient Home Heating

Stimulus money to be given to energy efficient shoppers this spring

Federal economic stimulus money will start providing rebates to Pennsylvanians, as early as this April, on the purchase of new, Energy Star-rated hot-water heaters, furnaces and boilers.

Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday that applications for rebates are expected to become available in April on the state's stimulus Web site, www.recovery.pa.gov.

Rendell says the $11 million rebate program could benefit more than 30,000 Pennsylvania households and provide long-term energy savings.

The Recovery Act-funded rebates also include "white goods" such as washers, dryers and refrigerators.

The rebates will be worth $100 to $500. The higher the equipment's efficiency rating, the larger the rebate.

The rebates only apply to non-electric residential heating equipment. Rebates on electrical appliances may be available through regulated electric utility companies.

 

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