CWLP OFFERING HIGH EFFICIENCY CLOTHES WASHER REBATES
Program runs from November 1st through January 31st while funds are available.
City Water, Light and Power residential electric and water customers who replace an existing clothes washer with a qualifying, new high-efficiency model will be eligible for a $150 rebate from the utility. Clothes washing accounts for more than 20 percent of the water used inside the average home. Older washers can use as much as 50 gallons of water per load, while today’s most high efficiency models use 50 percent less water and much less energy than their older counterparts. Survey results indicate Springfield residents average 5.5 loads of laundry per week.
“Water conservation accomplished by use of the most efficient products is the easiest way to achieve savings because the technology does the work for you,” said Tom Skelly, CWLP Water Division Director. “For every washer that is replaced through this program, as much as 25 gallons of water per load could be saved. If that savings can be achieved in even just 100 more households across the city, that’s progress towards preserving water resources.”
Qualifying clothes washers for the rebate program are labeled by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) as “Tier 3,” the most energy- and water-efficient.
Rebate funds are limited to the first 255 qualified applicants, which must be CWLP electric and water customers for purchases made during the program scheduled to run from Thursday, November 1st to Thursday, January, 31st. Only original rebate forms will be accepted and one rebate per household will be permitted. Rebates will be applied as a credit to the customer’s CWLP bill once the information on the application has been verified. Clothes washers being purchased for placement in a newly constructed home are not eligible for this program.
Rebate applications and program information will be available from CWLP’s Energy Service Office located at 231 S. 6th Street, 2nd floor. Qualifying customers may also contact the Energy Services Office at 789-2070 or nrgxprts@cwlp.com to request that a rebate application and the list of qualifying models be sent by U.S. Post. Information on the rebate program and a list of qualifying models is also available at: www.cwlp.com/energy_services/ESO_services_programs/washer_reb.htm
For more information on CWLP’s Water Conservation programs and rebates, contact CWLP’s Energy Services Office at 789-2070 or nrgxprts@cwlp.com. More information can also be found at www.cwlp.com on the Energy Services tab.