When looking for energy wasters at your business, don't forget about the refrigerator and freezer in the break room, or the clothes washer in the back room. These appliances may be small, but they are used every day, which makes upgrading to energy-efficient models a wise investment.

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Eligible equipment and reward amounts:

Refrigerators and Freezers

Even if your refrigerator is only five years old, you may want to think about replacing it. Today's ENERGY STAR® models - equipped with high-efficiency compressors, improved insulation, and more precise temperature and defrost mechanisms - use 40 percent less energy than 2001 models (and 50 percent less energy than models made before 1993). When you consider that it costs about $10 a month to operate the average refrigerator, it's easy to see how the savings add up. When it comes to freezers, standard-sized ENERGY STAR units (including upright and chest models with volumes greater than 7.75 cubic feet) use at least 10 percent less energy than required by current federal standards.
Equipment	Reward
ENERGY STAR refrigerator (max. 10)	$50 each
ENERGY STAR freezer (max. 5)	$50 each

Note: Appliances must be ENERGY STAR rated and residential sized. Industrial sized equipment does not qualify.

2009 Iowa Appliance and Appliance Recycling claim form [PDF]

Clothes washers

Thinking about investing in a new clothes washer? When you are shopping around, make sure you look for the ENERGY STAR label. Through superior design and features, ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washers clean clothes using 50 percent less energy than standard washers.

And most full-sized ENERGY STAR washers use 18-25 gallons of water per load, compared to the 40 gallons used by a standard machine. They also extract more water from clothes during the spin cycle, which reduces drying time and heating energy.

Equipment	Reward
ENERGY STAR clothes washer (max. 6)	$100 each

Note: Appliances must be ENERGY STAR rated and residential sized. Industrial sized equipment does not qualify.

2009 Iowa Appliance and Appliance Recycling claim form [PDF]

Dishwashers

Replacing a dishwasher manufactured before 1994 with an ENERGY STAR qualified dishwasher can save you more than $30 a year in utility costs. ENERGY STAR qualified dishwashers use at least 41 percent less energy than the federal minimum standard for energy consumption and use much less water than conventional models.

Equipment	Reward
ENERGY STAR dishwashers (max. 6, standard size only)	$20 each

2009 Iowa Appliance and Appliance Recycling claim form [PDF]

This program is effective January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, and is subject to periodic review and modification by Alliant Energy-IPL.

Alliant Energy-IPL does not guarantee that the installation of high-efficiency equipment will result in reduced usage or demand or in cost savings. Alliant Energy-IPL makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to any equipment purchased and/or installed, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Alliant Energy-IPL be liable for any incidental or consequential damage.

Products and services from Alliant Energy-IPL detailed here are offered to customers of Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light Co.