South Carolina residents planning to purchase new, ENERGY STAR qualified appliances will be eligible to receive rebates ranging from $50 to $100 starting Friday, January 27, 2012 through Sunday, February 5, 2012 through the state's portion of the federal stimulus program.

Qualifying appliances include ENERGY STAR labeled clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators and room air conditioning units (window units) . Eligible clothes washers will receive a $100 rebate while dishwashers, refrigerators and room air conditioning units (window units) will receive $50 rebates. All qualifying purchases that occur throughout this program will receive a rebate.

In order to qualify for a rebate, customers must:

• have a primary residence in South Carolina
• replace an existing appliance with an ENERGY STAR labeled appliance of the same type in their primary residence
• purchase the qualifying appliance from a retailer located in South Carolina
• purchase the appliance between Friday, January 27, 2012 and Sunday, February 5, 2012
• complete the rebate application available through most retailers or online at www.energy.sc.gov/rebates
• mail or email the completed rebate application along with the detailed, corresponding receipt to the address on the application
• postmark the application packet within five (5) days of the purchase date
• properly dispose of the old, inefficient appliance

Receipts must contain:

• the manufacturer and model number of the appliance
• the retailer's information (i.e. store name, address and phone number)
• the date the appliance was purchased
• a complete transaction which proves the appliance was purchased

Retailer's responsibilities:

• ensure the appliance the customer is purchasing qualifies as a current ENERGY STAR product
• supply the customer with their detailed receipt
• if your receipts do not contain the manufacturer and model number, please supply your customer's with an official document detailing this required information

**Only one rebate per residence for each appliance type included in the program.

**Appliances purchased prior to January 27, 2012 and after February 5, 2012 are not eligible for rebates.

***If you have additional questions, please send an email to sceorebates@csaas.com or call 888.723.6344

****For a current list of available ENERGY STAR clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators and room a/c units, click here.