Under the expanded program, called California Cash for Appliances Plus, rebates will be offered on energy-efficient dishwashers, freezers, water heaters and heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems in addition to refrigerators, clothes washers and room air conditioners already included in the program.
The program offers one rebate for each type of appliance: $200 to $1,000 for heating and ventilation systems; $100 to $750 for water heaters; $200 for a new refrigerator; $100 for a new dishwasher; $100 for a new clothes washer; and $50 for a freezer or room air conditioner.
The Cash for Appliances Plus rebates will be provide on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified purchases until funds are exhausted.
The California utility customers can combine the California Cash for Appliances rebates with the rebates available from Southern California Gas and Southern California Edison (SCE) to earn a maximum of $3,995.
Gene Rodrigues, director of customer energy efficiency and solar at SCE, said: “There are two cost components to any appliance: the cost to buy it and the energy cost to run it. We hope that these excellent new incentives will help our customers make even smarter purchasing decisions so that they’ll be able to shrink their electricity bills and reduce their carbon footprint as well.”
