Recovery in Action: USVI Energy Rebate Program Funded
Posted by Jean Greaux on December 2, 2009 at 5:07 PM AST

This afternoon, Governor de Jongh announced that that the Virgin Islands Energy Office is poised to begin its third rebate program funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This program, slated to begin before the new year, is focused on the replacement of inefficient dishwashers and freezers with energy efficient ones. 

The Governor said that the Department of Energy approved funding for the new program yesterday. DOE is to award the Virgin Island $104,000, adding:

 “The DOE website says that 56 states and territories submitted plans for the program known as the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, but so far less than half of those have been approved. The Virgin Islands was one of the first to be approved.”

The Energy Office has never offered rebates on dishwashers and freezers before. The program will also include certain heat pumps and gas tank less water heaters.

For more information about the program call the Energy Office at 773-1082 on St. Croix or 774-3320 on St. Thomas.