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The Va. Dept of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) reports:  New applications to the Efficiency Rebate Program closed on November 18, 2009.  Current requests to reserve rebates have exhausted the first round of funds. A second round of rebate funds is expected to be made available at a later date to be determined.   

Last week I talked with the DMME representative in Richmond who explained that the number of energy rebate applications far exceeded what was expected, and that all the money was reserved within the first 21 days of availability.  They reserved the  maximum $2000 for each applicant, but are now finding that many applicants do not have receipts for that amount.  Therefore, they are accruing unused money for additional rebates, and expect to re-open for applications sometime in February. 

Stay tuned for an update on when this rebate money is again available.  Meanwhile there is another source of funding which I will address in a subsequent blog.