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Friday, April 16, 2010

Contact(s)
Mike Banuelos, City of Boulder, 303-441-4073
Todd Hartman, Governor’s Energy Office, 303-866-2262
www.bouldercolorado.gov

www.rechargecolorado.com

The City of Boulder and Governor’s Energy Office will offer energy rebates beginning April 19

The City of Boulder and the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) will be offering rebates for various energy upgrades beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 19, as part of the state’s Recharge Colorado campaign.

Boulder residents will have the ability to use their zip code on the Recharge Colorado Web site (www.RechargeColorado.com) to view the available rebate and energy upgrade opportunities. The City of Boulder has provided funds to ensure a certain number of the following rebates are available to Boulder residents:

· insulation and air sealing;

· duct sealing;

· efficient furnaces; and

· energy audits.

Residents can tap into the campaign at www.RechargeColorado.com where they can reserve a rebate online. As a supplement to the Web site, a call center will also be available at 1-800-462-0184. Please note: The Web site and call center will not be operational until 8 a.m. on Monday, April 19. There will be no information at the Web address or call center number prior to that time.

The GEO and its local partners expect brisk consumer action, particularly for ENERGY STAR dishwashers, clothes washers and refrigerators. The ENERGY STAR appliances account for about 16,000 of the rebates available. In light of that, it’s important for consumers statewide to have realistic expectations and recognize the “sweepstakes” nature of the program.

The Recharge Colorado Web site and call center were developed to help Boulder residents and people across the state learn how to make energy savings a simple part of their everyday lives.

Recharge Colorado creates a one-stop clearinghouse of information and resources by bringing details about products, rebates, tax breaks and other benefits offered by the Governor’s Energy Office, utilities and local governments across Colorado to a single place. The Recharge Colorado campaign is also teaming with the Better Business Bureau to help consumers connect with the many outstanding energy efficiency and renewable energy service providers.

Rebates overview:

Through the Recharge Colorado campaign, the Governor’s Energy Office, utilities, cities and counties across the state are partnering to offer money-saving rebates and programs to enable Coloradans to participate in the New Energy Economy. Rebates can be reserved through the Recharge Colorado Web site beginning April 19, and will be available until the money runs out. Rebates include:

• Replacement appliance rebates for clothes washers, refrigerators and dishwashers;
• Home upgrade rebates such as insulation, furnaces and water heaters; and
• Solar electric and hot water rebates and wind rebates.

The GEO and its partners are providing roughly $18 million worth of rebates for Colorado with this program. The money is expected to provide approximately 75,000 rebates, including about 16,000 rebates for ENERGY STAR refrigerators, dishwashers and clothes washers.