On April 7th, Texans reserved more than $23 million in rebates for energy efficient appliances, exhausting the State's Recovery Act funding for the program in a matter of hours. The program provides rebates for consumers who purchase an ENERGY STAR appliance during a two-week period later in April, and it provides for increased rebates when the old appliances are recycled.
The State Energy Conservation Office administered the program, which they called the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate program, and the agency reported that almost 39,000 rebates were reserved on the first day they were available, with 32,283 being resereved online and 6,581 more over the phone.
Texans have other opportunities to access energy efficiency incentives and programs. For example, a statewide sales tax holiday for certain ENERGY STAR appliances will take place over Memorial Day weekend.
