Cash for Appliances extended until cash runs out

New York’s Great Appliance Swap Out which was scheduled to end Sunday, has been extended until all the cash runs out.

On Sunday, more than $9 million remained of the $16.8 million in federal stimulus money offered to those who buy Energy Star appliances and ditch less-efficient ones. New Yorkers had applied for $7.5 million in rebates.

By Saturday, shoppers applied for rebates on 24,279 refrigerators, 1,996 freezers, 22,242 clothes washers and 2,747 dishwashers, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

The money is good for certain Energy Star appliances; consumers get the maximum amount by recycling their old appliances. The maximum rebate for a refrigerator is $105 if the old refrigerator is recycled. There is a $555 rebate if a refrigerator, dishwasher and clothes washer are bought together, and the old appliances are recycled.

Shoppers have until March 15 to file their paperwork, but the stores recommend they file as soon as possible in case the state’s money runs out.

For more information check out http://www.nyapplianceswapout.com