The Washington State Department of Commerce is administering $5.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) rebate funds for the Washington State Cash for Appliances Program. Rebates will be paid to Washington residential consumers who purchase eligible ENERGY STAR® appliances and replace their resource-wasting appliance.
The goal of this program is to encourage the retirement of existing appliances with poor energy performance by offering rebates for the most energy efficient appliances available. It is important to note that not all ENERGY STAR appliances qualify for the Cash for Appliances rebate program. Please check the qualified product listings available on this website prior to making your purchase to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements and you are purchasing a qualified appliance.
Rebates are offered for qualified products on a first-come, first-served basis until funds run out! Rebates may be combined with existing utility, retailer or manufacturer rebates.
A second phase for Cash for Appliances has launched!
The Cash for Appliances program launched on March 15, 2010. A second phase of the program is being implemented to include additional rebates. See below for eligibility details.
Qualified Products and Eligibility:
$150 rebate on high-efficiency ENERGY STAR® clothes washers:
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified and have a Modified Energy Factor (MEF) of 2.46 and above and Water Factor (WF) of 4.0 and below
- Purchased on or after March 15, 2010
- Consumers who have already received or applied for a $100 rebate prior to the incentive increase will automatically receive an additional $50. These additional checks will be processed in August and September. Please refrain from calling to check on the status of your additional incentive until late September. Please do not resubmit an application for the additional incentive.
- Qualified Products List for Clothes Washers (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
$75 rebate on ENERGY STAR® refrigerators
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified and be greater than or equal to 9 cubic feet
- Must include proof (i.e. a haul-away receipt) for recycling or decommissioning
- Purchased on or after March 15, 2010
- No change from initial launch.
- Qualified Products List for Refrigerators (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
Phase II: New Rebates
$75 rebate on ENERGY STAR® Dishwashers
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified and operate less than or equal to 307 kWh per year and less than or equal to 5 gallons per cycle
- Purchased on or after June 28, 2010
- Qualified Products List for Dishwashers (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
$200 rebate on ENERGY STAR® Gas Storage Water Heaters
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified and have an Energy Factor (EF) greater than or equal to 0.67
- Purchased on or after June 28, 2010
- Qualified Products List for Gas Storage Water Heaters (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
$300 rebate on ENERGY STAR® Gas Tankless Water Heaters
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified and have an Energy Factor (EF) greater than or equal to 0.90
- Purchased on or after June 28, 2010
- Must be installed by a licensed contractor. Contractor must complete the Contractor Installation Details portion of the application.
- Qualified Products List for Gas Condensing Tankless Water Heaters (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
$250 rebate on ENERGY STAR® Heat Pump Water Heaters
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified with an Energy Factor of 2.0 or greater
- Purchased on or after June 28, 2010
- Must be installed by a licensed contractor. Contractor must complete the Contractor Installation Details portion of the application
- A photo of the installed unit must be submitted with the application to verify proper installation
- Customer and Contractor must read and understand the Heat Pump Water Heater Requirements and Guidelines
- Manufacturer’s specifications and local codes apply
- Contractor must explain:
- Controls operation
- Air filter cleaning and maintenance
- Proper flushing of unit
- Customer must sign off that contractor has fully explained above items
- Customer will permit the program to follow up after installation to gauge customer satisfaction
- Additional information on Heat Pump Water Heaters available at www.smartwaterheat.org
- Qualified Products List for Heat Pump Water Heaters (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit www.energystar.gov for the latest information.)
$750 rebate ENERGY STAR® Ductless Air Source Heat Pumps
- Must be ENERGY STAR® qualified inverter-driven ductless heat pump with EER greater than or equal to 12, SEER greater than or equal to 14.5 and HSPF greater than or equal to 8.2
- Purchased on or after June 28, 2010
- Must be installed by a contractor who has been trained on the NW Ductless Heat Pump Project. Contractor must complete the Contractor Installation Details portion of the application.
- Qualified Products List for Ductless Air Source Heat Pumps (Models on all qualified products lists are subject to change. Visit Energystar.gov for the latest information.)
Recycling Information and Recycling Receipt
The Cash for Appliances program is expected to save Washingtonians over 9,180,582 kWh of energy, 141,050,173 gallons of water and over 11,896,782 pounds of CO2 annually through the replacement of old appliances with new efficient models. This is enough energy to fuel 597 homes for one year, and is equal to taking 1,341 cars off the road or planting 179,907 trees. The amount of water saved annually could fill 213 Olympic sized swimming pools.
Washington State sales tax must be paid unless the appliance is installed by a contractor, purchased at a Washington military exchange or from a Washington retailer and have a Native American exemption. For more information, click on the following link to the consumer use tax instructions and form: http://dor.wa.gov/Content/GetAFormOrPublication/PublicationBySubject/TaxTopics/UseTax.aspx