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http://times-news.com/local/x1059010219/State-launches-rebate-program-for-some-wood-pellet-stoves
September 7, 2012
State launches rebate program for some wood, pellet stoves
For the Cumberland Times-NewsCumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Energy Administration has launched a pilot rebate program for some of the cleanest wood and pellet stoves available, marking the first time that a state has integrated wood and pellet stoves into a renewable energy rebate program.
The pilot program offers a $400 rebate for wood stoves and $600 for pellet stoves. Wood stoves must emit less than half the particulates that are allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be eligible.
“We are thrilled that Gov. (Martin) O’Malley and Malcolm Wolff, the director of the Maryland Energy Administration, extended the renewable energy grant program to appliances that low and middle-income families can afford,” said John Ackerly, the president of the Alliance for Green Heat.
The Maryland program is designed help families who do not have access to relatively cheap natural gas. The rebates are only offered to homes that heat with the most expensive fuels — oil, propane or electricity — and who are typically in less affluent, rural areas.
Delegate Heather Mizeur, who first introduced a bill in the Maryland House of Delegates to establish such a program last year, said, “Modern wood and pellet stoves offer rural families a way to participate in our clean energy future. For most Marylanders, especially those already coping with high heating and electricity costs, purchasing solar panels is out of the question.”
Full details of the program and the application can be found at http://energy.maryland.gov/Residential/woodstoves/index.html. Program funds are limited to $50,000 and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
From
http://times-news.com/local/x1059010219/State-launches-rebate-program-for-some-wood-pellet-stoves
September 7, 2012
State launches rebate program for some wood, pellet stoves
For the Cumberland Times-NewsCumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Energy Administration has launched a pilot rebate program for some of the cleanest wood and pellet stoves available, marking the first time that a state has integrated wood and pellet stoves into a renewable energy rebate program.
The pilot program offers a $400 rebate for wood stoves and $600 for pellet stoves. Wood stoves must emit less than half the particulates that are allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be eligible.
“We are thrilled that Gov. (Martin) O’Malley and Malcolm Wolff, the director of the Maryland Energy Administration, extended the renewable energy grant program to appliances that low and middle-income families can afford,” said John Ackerly, the president of the Alliance for Green Heat.
The Maryland program is designed help families who do not have access to relatively cheap natural gas. The rebates are only offered to homes that heat with the most expensive fuels — oil, propane or electricity — and who are typically in less affluent, rural areas.
Delegate Heather Mizeur, who first introduced a bill in the Maryland House of Delegates to establish such a program last year, said, “Modern wood and pellet stoves offer rural families a way to participate in our clean energy future. For most Marylanders, especially those already coping with high heating and electricity costs, purchasing solar panels is out of the question.”
Full details of the program and the application can be found at http://energy.maryland.gov/Residential/woodstoves/index.html. Program funds are limited to $50,000 and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
