Rebates Helper

ENERGY STAR Partners:

Energy Star, joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, offers rebates, special offers or credits time to time through there partners.

Use link below to find current rebates.

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=rebate.rebate_locator

Renewable energy Rebates/Incentive:

State, local government and/or federal government offers incentive/rebates for renewable energy source.
DSIRE, is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Use link below to search.

http://www.dsireusa.org/

Your Utility Company:

Your utility company might offer rebates for throwing out that old washing machine and buying new. Check out your utility company’s website. In california, PG&E offers lot of such rebates, check it out at http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/rebates/

Rebates can be rejected for variety of resons. (common causes for rejecting rebate) Depending upon the reason why rebate was rejected, you can still get your rebate check (time to purse this can vary time = money).
General guideline (depending upon rebate handlers’ policy)

• If rebate was rejected because you didn’t enclose all documents, call rebate handler and ask for fax number. You can most likely fax missing documents and get your rebate
• If rebate check never came because rebate processer didn’t get your submission, try to talk with Customer service and re-submitt documents.
• Forgot to sign/date, forgot to register product can also be corrected by re-submitting.

If you have misplaced rebate form or you need to print rebate form for any other reason, you can find one ….

• Go to the web-site of the store from where you bought the product, go to product page or support page and you should able to find copy.
• Go to manufacturers site, most of manufacturers has rebates listed on site.

Other resources:

Staples rebate site