Act Fast to Take Advantage of Alameda County Water District High Efficiency Clothes Washer Rebate Program Ending December 31

Fremont, Calif. — Residential customers in Fremont, Newark and Union City can take advantage of ACWD’s cash back program (up to $150) when replacing old clothes washer with a high efficiency model. Now is the time to upgrade as ACWD’s clothes washer rebate program ends December 31, 2016.

High-efficiency clothes washers use up to 50 percent less energy and water than standard washers. Currently ACWD, in partnership with Union Sanitary District and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, is offering up to a $150 rebate toward the purchase of a qualifying Energy Star Most Efficient (ESME) model (certain restrictions apply).

ACWD’s high efficiency clothes washer rebate program has been extremely successful and has saved over 8,000 acre-feet of water in the 20 years since it started. Over 34,000 rebates have been issued to ACWD customers to date and ACWD has spent just over $2.1 million on the program, with $1.1 Million of that reimbursed back to ACWD through grants and cost-share funds (State grants and Union Sanitary District cost-share funding).

Due to the tremendous success of the program, and new federal clothes washer standards that are coming in January 2018 which will require that all new washers be water-efficient, ACWD will direct its available customer rebate funds to other program.

Visit www.waterenergysavings.com for complete details, including the application, qualifying washer models list, and eligibility requirements. High efficiency clothes washers must have an “ENERGY STAR” logo, be on the "ENERGY STAR" Most Efficient 2015 or 2016 list and be purchased and installed between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016.