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State proposes $1.2m appliance rebate program

The state Office of Energy and Planning has submitted a $1.2 million plan to the U.S. Department of Energy to fund an appliance rebate program designed to cut energy use and reduce the number of energy-wasting appliances in use in New Hampshire.

The plan, a sort of ";Cash for Clunkers"; for certain appliances, will offer $1.2 million in rebates to New Hampshire residents for the purchase and installation of solar-thermal hot water systems and for upgrading heating systems, including boilers, furnaces and hot water heaters to more energy-efficient models.

If approved, rebates are expected to be available in early 2010 through late 2012, or until funding is depleted.

Joanne Morin, director of the Office of Energy and Planning, said the plan ";will leverage current rebates and programs available to New Hampshire residents, thereby enhancing the impact of the state's $1.2 million rebate program   Read Full Article...