Vice President Joe Biden announced yesterday that the Chicagoland Metropolitan Agency for Planning received a $25 Million grant for a home energy efficiency program. The program will cover homes stretching from the City to Rockford. The goal is to help 9500 buildings reduce energy use by 30% over the next 3 years, and add 2000 [...]
Remember, ENERGY STAR appliance rebates in the State of Illinois will be available with purchases beginning April 16th until April 25th (or sooner if the funds run out). ENERGY STAR dishwashers are eligible for a 15% rebate at the register. Some manufacturers and retailers may be offering additional rebates.
If you are planning to purchase a [...]
If you are shopping for a new washing machine to earn an ENERGY STAR appliance rebate later this month, here are some things to consider.
* First, a note on dryers. The nature of a dryer means they are not ENERGY STAR rated. However, buying a dryer with a moisture sensor does help conserve energy.
* Another [...]
When choosing an efficient washing machine, the most important question is…What shade of green are you? I have found a big issue as a green blogger, and a washing machine user. That issue is mildew. If you are an energy efficient shade of green then a front-load washer is an easy answer. If you are [...]
So I am declaring Friday April 16th “Triple-dip Day”. It’s the first day of rebates from the State of Illinois towards ENERGY STAR appliances. That’s the first dip. Sounds like many manufacturers and retailers will be offering additional incentives for consumers who take advantage of the program. There’s the second and third dips!
The Earth Day program [...]
C’mon…admit it. Your current home is feeling a little cramped, you’re sure you want to stay in award-winning Sandburg school district and you’d buy…if you didn’t have to sell. So why sell? Why not trade-up instead? The seller at 400 S. Washington in Elmhurst will entertain offers that include a trade for your smaller home in Hawthorne or [...]
While President Obama was at Savannah Tech in Georgia on Tuesday announcing his HOME STAR plan, I was on Capitol Hill promoting the same proposal to several Congressional representatives or their staff! As Obama outlined in his speech, the proposal is a job creation idea – pulling unemployed contractors from the hard-hit construction workforce to [...]
Out of the whole Remodeling Magazine survey this year, one project jumps out at me – entry door replacement. This year in the midwest a new entry cost $1229 and added $1106. It recouped 90.1%, putting it in the top spot. That doesn’t reflect the fact that entry doors are eligible for an ENERGY STAR [...]
Sounds like I wasn’t the only one who thought it was a great time to upgrade water heaters! The State of Illinois program offering 25% off the purchase price of a new water heater was announced January 20th, launched January 31st and will be out of funding TOMORROW. So the deadline to purchase is February [...]
Efficiency First chairman Matt Golden was published in Forbes.com today outlining the HOME STAR program today. The proposed legislation is carefully designed to help home owners save money and energy, to make sure the work gets done at the highest quality and to help tap skills from the large and growing unemployed construction labor force. [...]