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WIN BIG MONEY for your remodel from The Home Depot!

David Putnam — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:57:01 +0000

Financing your remodel is more difficult with the state of our economy (speaking from experience), and if you are like me you are looking for all opportunities to secure additional funding to make your remodel what you have always dreamed it would be.

To help, The Home Depot is offering up a $5,000+ prize and more to homeowners who are remodeling, and getting green at the same time.

To win this bounty, you’ll need to shoot a short video showing how you are saving money and helping the environment by making your home more energy efficient. According to THD, your video must focus on home energy issues such as insulation, appliances, and water usage.

Not only is there (1) Grand Prize winner who will win that $5K (plus additional cash toward insulation services), but there is also a 2nd place ($1,500) and a 3rd place ($500) prize.

Submissions started on September 25th, and the final day to submit is November 9th. The Home Depot tells us that winners will be announced no later than November 24, 2008!

Read all details on a Home Depot website on YouTube: Save Money. Save Energy. Win Big.

National Grid offers new energy efficiency rebates for gas customers

David Putnam — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:55:03 +0000

Massachusetts’s resident? New Hampshire? New York City, Long Island, Rhode Island? National Grid customers can now take advantage of new rebates for natural gas and energy efficiency improvements.

Natural Grid recently launched their Think Smart Think Green website which details how National Grid gas customers can save on rebates for energy efficiency improvements such as Programmable Thermostats, Boiler Reset Controls, High-efficiency heating equipment, water heating, weatherizing, replacement windows, and solar water heaters.

Wherever you live, make sure you check with your utility provider for rebates during your remodel – because there are lots of them out there!

Government tax credits and rebates coming for green improvements?

David Putnam — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:47:31 +0000

Reuters reports this week that the U.S. Senate will be voting as early as Tuesday on new energy tax credits for homeowners who are remodeling. The voting on legislation would extend tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy production and energy-efficiency measures taken by homeowners.

Negotiators hammered out the extensive tax rebate package to continue investment credits for solar, wind, and geothermal energy. It also creates a new tax credit for purchasers of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Homeowners could get a 30 percent tax credit for eight additional years for the cost of installing solar equipment at residences.

Homeowners could claim a tax credit of up to 10 percent of the costs of all qualified energy efficiency improvements, such as insulation, replacement windows, water heaters and heating and cooling equipment.

“This compromise will enable us to become a more energy efficient nation and wean us off our dependence on fossil fuels,” said Democrat Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

For detailed information on the legislation see the United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

Are you taking advantage of refrigerator & freezer recycle rebates?

David Putnam — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:53:49 +0000

As you are demo’ing your house in preparation for your remodel, stop before you take that used refrigerator or freezer to the dump! There are organizations that will haul away your refrigerator or freezer, pay you a rebate, and then recycle it!

Southern California Edison (SCE) is one such organization. They will pay you to recycle your old refrigerator or freezer. You will receive a $50 check for that working refrigerator or freezer. And, by swapping your old appliances with new, energy-efficient ones or disposing of a spare unit, you can save up to $292 per year on your energy bill says SCE (savings based on 2006, assuming average use and conditions. Actual savings may vary according to SCE).

To be eligible, you must be an SCE customer. The appliance must be picked up at your SCE service address. The appliance must be in working condition at the time of pick up. The size of the appliance must be between 10-27 cubic feet.

Check your local utility for similar rebate and recycle programs for appliances, such as refrigerators and freezers!

REBATES: Solar rebates for San Francisco residents – legislation approved

GetGreen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:37:54 +0000

On Tuesday the City of San Francisco approved an incentive plan for residents to install solar for their homes.

Under the legislation program, residents can expect to receive a rebate of $3,000 to $6,000 per system. The program could start as soon as July 1, and rebates are retroactive to atleast the beginning of 2008. The City is hoping to increase the number of solar installation froms 770 to over 10,000 rooftops over the life of the 10 year program. For more great insight on the legislation visit earth2tech.

REBATES: Save 10% on Memorial Day at Lowe’s

GetGreen — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:15:25 +0000

On Memorial Day, Lowe’s Stores will be giving 10% off your entire purchase (up to $5,000) for all Active, Reserve, Honorably Discharged, and Retired Military Personnel and Their Immediate Families.

If you qualify for this, get out and save some money on greener alternative products at Lowe’s such as:

Energy Star Appliances
HET-low-flush toilets
Ceiling Fans
Insulation and Caulking
Dimmers and HVAC Filters

LANDSCAPING: Rain Bird sprinkler contest gives you a green yard makeover

GetGreen — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:03:58 +0000

Rain Bird Corporation announced today that they have opened registration to win a $10,000 backyard makeover in their Why is it Always Greener contest. One grand prize winner will receive a gift card to the home retailer of their choice, and a first prize winner will receive a $500 gift card. The sweepstakes only requires you to fill out their form electronically and submit. GetWithGreen.com thinks this could be a great way to get in on transforming your backyard to a greener solution — using products like automatic sprinkler shut-off sensors.

The deadline for entries is midnight on August 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in October 2008.

Additionally, the Rain Bird team is still accepting nominations for its Intelligent Use of Water Award. This award is open to homeowners (and organizations) whose innovation, leadership, ingenuity, and overall committment, to improved landscape water efficiency has raised the standard for outdoor water conservation.

Both homeowners and professionals (industry and non-industry) are encouraged to submit their nominations for the 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award by completing a nomination form at http://www.rainbird.com/iuow/award.htm. The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2008.

Following the close of the nomination period, an independent panel of experts will select the finalists and winner based on their demonstrated leadership, innovation and implementation of water-efficient measures. The recipient of the 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award will receive $10,000 in acknowledgment of their contributions toward protecting Earth?s most precious resource. They will also be featured in a short film highlighting their contributions to outdoor water conservation, which will be shown at the final screening event of the Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition (www.iuowfilm.com) in Los Angeles on October 11, 2008.

The 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award will be judged by an esteemed panel of landscape and water-efficiency experts, each with a unique understanding of the relationship between better landscape designs and reduced landscape water waste. Returning as judges for the second annual Intelligent Use of Water Award are:

Elizabeth Cutright, Editor, Water Efficiency, The Journal for Water Conservation Professionals
Dan Stark, Executive Director of the American Public Gardens Association
Ron Stoltz, Director of the School of Landscape Architecture at The University of Arizona

SOLAR: $68M in rebates for solar installs, yours for the taking in MA?

GetGreen — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:47:13 +0000

Massachusetts has a $68 million fund to provide rebates to local homeowners and businesses that install solar panels to provide electricity. Fill out the form, and determine just how much of the big piece of pie you can get.

Here is a video from WCVBTV5 in Boston with the details. Solar rebates in Massachusetts.

For more information on solar rebates in your area, check out the DSIRE database.

Swimming Pool & Spa savings – rebates on pumps, timers, and filters

GetGreen — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:26:59 +0000

As you are remodeling your backyard and putting in that eco-friendly pool, make sure you check you local gas and electric company for swimming pool REBATES. Most of them have rebates on POOL PUMPS (if only I had known!), POOL FILTERS (If only I had known!!), and POOL TIMERS.

Go to your local utility website and search “rebates”, or “pool efficiency.” I find on average that the rebates range from $30-150!

Bosch Rebate Finder. See if your Appliance is green and if it qualifies!

GetGreen — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:42 +0000

Are you considering a Bosch APPLIANCE for your home remodel? Bosch has a handly little tool that lets you search and see if there is a REBATE for that APPLIANCE.

Check it out now at: Bosch Rebate Finder