already gone. federal appliance program. you can check at energysavers.gov to see if you can still take advantage of that. the federal program, the money is going fast. first come first serve basis. what about the state programs? sometimes you can get money from both federal government and from the state. that s right. that s the beauty of it. there are more than 100 state programs that will give you a rebate if you turn in an older refrigerator, an old air conditioner for something that s more energy efficient and 600 utility companies that also provide rebates and tax breaks. it s also interesting people may want to buy a new snazzy energy efficient fridge but they can run thousands of dollars. when you re deciding what new appliances i want versus saving me the most money it s not always the best to buy all energy efficiency appliances. being green can be costly. while it s great to have that snazzy new refrigerator you really need to do the math