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The Massachusetts Energy Efficient Appliance Program

The state department of energy is sponsoring a 2 million dollar refrigerator and air conditioner rebate program starting July 28th. It is a buy-back program designed to remove inefficient refrigerators and ACs. There are $150 rebates for refrigerators and $50 for air conditioners.

The rules are as follows:

1. You have to purchase an EnergyStar refrigerator and/or air conditioner from a qualifying dealer
2. You then have to go online at MassEnergyRebates.com to acquire your rebate form. You can also call the program hotline at 1-877-574-1128.
3. This is an exchange program, so the old, inefficient refrigerator must be removed on delivery. For ACs, you must bring the old unit to the store for the exchange
4. The refrigerator and/or air conditioner has to be purchased first. Delivery can be scheduled at any time
5. Unit has to be bought in store and not online
6. The replacement must be an EnergyStar rated air conditioner or EnergyStar rated refrigerator above 7.75 cubic feet.

$150 is a good rebate, but we will be doubling that rebate on certain selected refrigerators.

We have analyzed the best refrigerator rebates by type: french door, side by side or top and bottom mount. Click on the description for the individual list of products.

Examples:

French Door Refrigerators - JennAir JFC2089VEM $1249.99 after $150 Mass Energy Rebate, $150 in instant and $450 in mail in rebates

Side by Side Refrigerators - Bosch Counter Depth B22CS30SNS $1449 after $150 Mass Energy Rebate, $150 in instant and $200 mail-in rebates

Top Mount Refrigerators - Whirlpool Stainless steel WRT138TFS $474.99 after $150 Mass Energy Rebate, $75 in instant and $50 in mail-in rebates.

Many of the premium refrigerators like SubZero, Miele and Thermador also qualify.

The program starts at 7AM July 28th. We will be open Wednesday 10AM-8PM and Thursday 6AM-8PM.