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Press Releases
NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
May 23, 2008
Vol. 38, No. xx
For more information contact Charley
Roberson or Charlie Smisson, Delaware Energy Office at 302-735-3480
or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Delaware Energy An$wers Appliance
Grant Program Closes with Resounding Success
Delawareans Awarded More Than $813,000 in Energy Efficiency
Grants with Additional $400,000 in Grants Estimated to be Paid
The Delaware Energy Office would like
to thank the thousands of Delawareans who participated in the
Delaware Energy An$wers Appliance Grant Program which will close on
May 30. Since its inception in October 2006, the program received
more than 8,000 applications from energy-conscious Delaware
consumers seeking to improve the energy efficiency of their homes
through the use of ENERGY STAR refrigerators, freezers, clothes
washers, window air conditioners, high SEER central air conditioning
units and efficient hot water heaters.
Since 2006, the Delaware Energy
An$wers Appliance Grant Program has paid more than $813,000 in
energy efficiency grants with another $400,000 estimated to be paid
after the program closes on May 30.
Originally developed with a budget of
$400,000, the program will more than triple its initial
expectations. Calculations to date show that a total lifetime
savings of more than 33 million kilowatt hours will be achieved for
Delaware citizens. The cost for these efficiency investments over
the life of the appliances has averaged 4 cents per kilowatt hour.
The Delaware Energy Office will stop
accepting reservation applications at the close of business – 4:30
p.m. on May 30. All reservation applications received on and before
this date will be processed and paid as quickly as possible.
Information on the program can be found on the Delaware Energy
Office website,
www.energy.dnrec.delaware.gov or
www.delaware-energy.com
The Energy An$wers Appliance Grant
Program is part of Delaware’s Energy An$wers Program, which provides
businesses and residents with financial incentives to use
energy-saving products or implement measures that will conserve
energy. The initiative is a direct result of legislation passed by
the 143rd General Assembly and signed into law by
Governor Minner in 2006. It provided $8 million in grants through
three program areas – Energy An$wers for Business, Energy An$wers
for Home Appliances and Energy An$wers for Home Performance.
Delawareans interested in future
energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities can look
forward to the new Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), which
is expected to begin operations in early 2009. The SEU will provide
additional funding opportunities for Delaware consumers to save on
energy costs covering all energy fuel areas – electricity, natural
gas, heating oil, propane, renewable energy technologies, and
transportation. Information on the progress of the SEU will be
posted on the Delaware Energy Office website or on the SEU website,
www.seu-de.org as the SEU is developed.
For more information on the Delaware
Energy An$wers Appliance Grant Program, contact Charley Roberson or
Charlie Smisson at the Delaware Energy Office at 302-735-3480.
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