Switch from Incandescent to Fluorescent, CFL Bulb Recycling, Cree LED

Council Speeds Replacement of PCB-Tainted School Lights
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The new city council agreement would speed up the first wave of replacements by adding 30 schools to the initial group of 180 targeted for lighting upgrades. Education officials estimate there are PCB-tainted fluorescent light fixtures at 772 city …

‘Bulb Eater’ helps curb toxic waste
GMANews.TV
“True, we have switched from inefficient incandescent bulbs to efficient lighting systems such as compact fluorescent lamps. But it comes with a price – mercury is an integral component of CFLs. And mercury, if not properly disposed of, poses health …

Partnership expands CFL

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Boston Solar Rebates, Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate, CA's Green Vehicle Rebate

FPL Customers Claim First Round of Solar PV Rebates
PR Newswire (press release)
As of 11 am today, 2011 rebates for solar water-heating systems were still available. The rebates are part of a pilot program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission to help reduce energy consumption and peak demand. …

PECO Gives County Rebate for Energy Conservation
Patch.com
By Jennifer Kim | Email the author | 10:17am Representatives of PECO and Provident Energy Consulting present a rebate for energy conservation to Delaware County Council. Delaware County Council Representatives of PECO, an Exelon Company, …

Boston pilots solar power rebate program
BrighterEnergy.org
The city of Boston has launched

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Energy Upgrade California, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Progress Energy, RM200 Rebate, E Source Rebate

Homeowners can apply for new energy efficiency rebates, incentives
Agoura Hills Acorn
Through the Energy Upgrade California program, homeowners in Los Angeles County who makeenergy-saving upgrades to their homes can qualify for rebates and financial incentives of up to $4500 and save money on their monthly utility bills. …

Mayor Thomas M. Menino kicks off residential solar rebate program
Boston Herald
But with the federal tax credit of $7500, the state clean energy credit of $5000 and the city’s rebateof $3000, the initial costs can be cut by as much as 62 percent. In addition, the excess electricity is sold back to the power company. …

FPL customers can apply for solar rebates next week
Sun-Sentinel
Progress Energy and Tampa

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Idahoe Kills Energy Rebate, Rebates Help 2000 Homeowners, OH - Save 50%, Energy Efficient Upgrades, Eskom Lowering Solar Water Heater Rebate, New York and National Grid Rebates

Idaho Senate kills much-debated energy rebate
BusinessWeek
Lobbyists for wind energy companies stood in shocked disbelief Thursday after the Idaho Senate narrowly killed a measure to extend a sales tax rebate for alternative energy. The expected deal had been hashed out between lawmakers, utilities and wind …

Rebates helped more than 2000 homeowners make energy-saving repairs
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources and Minnesota Housing announced that nearly 2200 homeowners benefitted from the Energy Saver Rebate, a rebate for high-efficiency mechanical systems plus insulation and windows that was …

NE Ohio Businesses Receive Lucrative First Energy Rebates
PRLog.Org (press release)
Finally

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Energy Rebates: Idaho, Maine, CPS Energy, Virginia

For now, Idaho energy politics scuttle rebate deal
Forbes
BOISE, Idaho — Just when it looked like wind industry lobbyists, Idaho Power Co. officials and the governor’s office had struck a deal over extending Idaho’s sales tax rebates for alternative energy, a little northern Idaho landfill power project …

Rebate program announced to save Mainer’s money on energy and appliances
WLBZ-TV
SIDNEY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Efficiency Maine has launched a rebate program to help Mainers save money on their energy bills by upgrading to new energy efficient models. The program, which is in effect until June, will rebate consumers $50 on

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Xcel Energy Rebates for 2011

Apparently Xcel Energy has another $1.3 Million left to give away on energy efficiency rebates, according to Prairebizmag.com

Federal tax credits are now extended for 2011 but they are at lower levels than previous years.

Xcel Energy executive stated that “There will never be a better time to purchase energy efficient equipment.”Consumer not only can benefit from a lower prices in purchasing energy efficient equipment due to rebates but can also save on the monthly bills. Now is the time to make the upgrades.

4 critical areas to consider are heating, water heating insulation and ground source heat pumps. Up to $5000 in

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