Missouri's State Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, commonly known as Cash for Appliances, began April 19, to coincide with the state’s Energy Star sales tax holiday.

The state is offering mail-in rebates that will help residents replace older appliances with new Energy Star appliances.

To receive a rebate, consumers must buy the appliances at “participating” retail locations. Residents must also provide proof of recycling or haul away of the replaced, older appliances to receive the rebates.

Missouri’s rebate-eligible appliances include:

• Clothes washers - $75
• Dishwashers - $75
• Gas condensing water heaters - $150
• Gas storage water heaters - $100
• Gas tankless water heaters - $100
• Electric heat pump water heaters - $150
• Solar water heaters - $500
• Gas furnaces - $125
• Central air conditioners - $100
• Air source heat pumps - $250

Residents can apply for preliminary approval to reserve a rebate through participating retailers and installation contractors.

The program is one of 56 State Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Programs, popularly known as Cash for Appliances, that are being set up in the United States and six U.S. territories with the help of federal stimulus money.

Missouri received about $5.7 million of the nearly $300 million available nationwide for the program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

For more information on Cash for Appliances, visit the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Web site or call 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443.