Starting February 12, 2010, the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program will provide Georgia residents with rebates ranging from $25 to $199 on ENERGY STAR rated appliances.  ENERGY STAR appliances eligible for the program include clothes washers, dishwashers, air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, water heaters, refrigerators and freezers.   The total amount available for rebates is $8.6 million.  Purchases made prior to February 12, 2010, will not be eligible.
“The opportunity to receive rebates on the purchase of energy efficient appliances starts February 12,” said GEFA Executive Director Phil Foil.  “Georgians can …

Every time you turnaround there seems to be another incentive for purchasing a green built home. Of course, the government is trying to push green building and sustainable living by offering tax credits for those that purchase an eco-friendly home or make green renovations to their existing home. Now, insurance companies have followed suit by offering discounts on insurance for green built homes.
Currently, there are two types of green insurance policies for homeowners – one that covers building that already meet strict sustainablility and efficiency standards and one that offers …

In a positive step toward reducing energy use, Gwinnett County has taken the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge and announced a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR Partner.
The ENERGY STAR Challenge, launched by EPA in March 2005, calls for an energy efficiency improvement of 10 percent or more for the more than five million commercial and industrial buildings in the United States. Energy is often generated by burning fossil fuels, which emits greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Forty-five percent of …