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Department of Energy Resources (DOER)

Energy Efficiency in Massachusetts: Our First Fuel

Massachusetts' new three-year Energy Efficiency Investment Plans, designed to yield unparalleled savings for consumers, were approved on January, 28, 2010. The energy savings projected for 2010-2012 will put Massachusetts on track to meet around 30% of the state's anticipated energy needs through energy efficiency by 2020 - "negawatts" not megawatts.

Benefits at a Glance:
- Total customer savings: $6 billion
- - Total lifetime energy savings: 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWh); 897 million therms
- Total lifetime GHG reductions: 15 million tons
- Total local green jobs: 4,000 jobs
Home Appliance Energy Rebate Program

The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the Patrick-Murray administration's plan for its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) home appliance energy efficiency rebate program. Details for implementing this plan, however, are still being refined.

The ARRA program will provide $6 million to consumers exchanging old-energy wasting clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, and freezers for highly efficient new models. The newly approved Massachusetts ENERGY STAR appliance budget will provide $18 million over the next three years. For more details on any of these appliance rebate programs, go to Mass Save. Additional inquiries can be sent to DOER.Energy@State.MA.US.