| Are you are looking for ways to reduce your | | | | give cash back to those who buy energy efficient |
| electric bill? You can either lower your power bill | | | | appliances. |
| or you can never pay for electricity again. Read | | | | But what if you could not only reduce your |
| on to find how. | | | | electric bill but eliminate it all together? |
| The government is rolling out a new cash back | | | | Did you know that thousands of low and mid |
| program at end of 2009 that will help lower | | | | income families have decided to do just that. |
| electricity and water costs for Americans. | | | | They produce their own electricity and power |
| According to the Department of Energy statistics, | | | | their homes with free energy. |
| an average home spends $2,200 for energy bills | | | | The investment for a home electricity generator |
| each year. The biggest electricity cost is brought | | | | is much lower than most people expect. A |
| in by home appliances like air conditioners, heaters, | | | | homemade solar panel can cost as little $200 and |
| refrigerators and others. | | | | generate free electricity for over two decades. |
| Older appliances are real electricity vampires. | | | | Not only this, but the government has many |
| Compared to the new and efficient ones that | | | | incentives for those homes that are energy |
| carry the EnergyStar label, the old ones consume | | | | sufficient. |
| as much as 50% more power and water. | | | | If your home produces its own electricity, you |
| EnergyStar qualified washing machines and | | | | get 30% tax credit up to $2000. This is not a tax |
| refrigerators do cost more in the store. However, | | | | deductions but a credit - money directly back in |
| don't look at the price tag only because each | | | | your pocket. In addition, every state has its own |
| dishwasher, for example, has 2 price tags. The | | | | 'tax rewards' for those who save electricity and |
| first one is the money you pay in the store and | | | | the environment . For example, in Massachusetts |
| the second is the month by month money that it | | | | there is no state sales tax on equipments for |
| costs you to operate the machine. | | | | home energy systems, and no property tax on |
| Planning to start somewhere around the shopping | | | | your home for 20 years! |
| season at the end of 2009, the government will | | | | |