Appliance Rebates for Disabled Alaskan Residents

Appliance rebates are now available for disabled Alaskan residents looking to trade in their old energy-guzzling appliances for newer, more energy-efficient models.  Under this new program, any Alaskan resident currently receiving some type of disability from either state or federal agencies are eligible to receive a state-issued voucher that will go towards the purchase of a new Energy Star® appliance.  The appliances that qualify include: refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers and dishwashers.  This program began on March 16, 2010 and is scheduled to run until September 2011 or until the $658,000 in funding runs out.  All applicants are only eligible to receive vouchers for one type of each product.

Rebate Amounts for Energy Star® Appliances:

1. Refrigerators and freezers: $300 for urban Alaskans with disabilities, $500 for rural Alaskans with disabilities (to help with shipping costs).
2. Clothes washers and dishwashers: $150 for urban Alaskans with disabilities, $300 for rural Alaskans with disabilities (to help with shipping costs).

To see if you are eligible to participate in this program, please call the AK Rebate Center (877-257-3228) to get an application.  Send the complete application with proof of disability to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and an appliance voucher will be mailed back to the applicant.  Each voucher is good for up to 120 days.  New Energy Star® appliances must be purchased with the participant's money and then mail the proof of purchase (copy of receipt) and completed voucher to the AHFC offices.  A rebate will be issued to the participant within 90 days.  For more information and to view what constitutes a "proof of disability", please visit the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's website.

This new AHFC program helps get appliance rebates for disabled Alaskan residents and helps replace the old, outdated, energy-guzzling appliances with more energy-efficient models.  What a great way to help your pocketbook and Mother Earth!

Pauline Hofseth, your Anchorage real estate specialist