Cash For Appliances Program Coming This Fall

The Feds will finally fund an incentive program originally passed in 2005 designed to encourage replacement of old, inefficient large appliances with new, more efficient ones.  Money will come from the stimulus bill, and states will set the exact dollar amounts of the rebates.  Unlike "Cash For Clunkers", the old appliance will not need to be traded in and scrapped.  The program is expected to help appliance manufacturers who have seen huge sales slumps in the current recession.

My family's dishwasher has been out of commision for about 2 years, so I may end up taking advantage of this program; a good dishwashing machine will save water and energy to heat water vs. hand washing. SRP offers a small cash rebate for efficient dishwashers as well - $20-$30, I believe.

Wall Street Journal article here.