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Sears Helps West Virginia Residents Access Up to $100 in Rebates on Energy Star(R) Qualified Appliances
Sears Blue Appliance Crew(TM) Also Enhances Sears.com/energystar Website
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Sears Blue
Appliance Crew(TM) is helping West Virginia residents access the total
$1,741,000 available in rebates for ENERGY STAR? qualified appliances
beginning June 17 through February of 2012, or until funds are exhausted,
as part of the "Cash for Appliances" rebate program. As the 2010 ENERGY
STAR Retail Partner of the Year, Sears has revamped its website,
Sears.com/energystar to include even more tools to help Americans learn
about ENERGY STAR, search for rebates and credits, find the right appliance
and dispose of the old one properly, and take small steps to make a big
difference. In an effort to help West Virginia residents better manage the
rebate process, the Sears site also includes an interactive map, energy
savings rebate calculator and information about ENERGY STAR products that
qualify for the state rebates so customers can quickly and easily identify
their favorite brands and models that are available for in-store purchase.
"At Sears, we're always looking for ways to make it easier and more
affordable for Americans to swap out their old, inefficient appliances for
new, ENERGY STAR models," said Doug Moore, president of Home Appliances for
Sears. "This rebate money will go quickly, so we encourage our customers in
West Virginia to take advantage of the stimulus plan as early as possible
to ensure access to the state funds."
Under the U.S. Department of Energy-approved appliance rebate plan for
West Virginia, residents are eligible for rebates from $20 to $100(I) at
Sears. In order to qualify, residents are required to replace their old
appliances with new, ENERGY STAR qualified models and show proof of
haul-away of the old appliance from a participating retailer, such as
Sears. Furthermore, in West Virginia, the following rebates are limited to
one appliance category per household, with the exception of room air
conditioners, where the total shall not exceed five rebates per household.
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-- $20 for room air conditioners
-- $25 for freezers
-- $50 - $75 for clothes washers
-- $50 - $75 for dishwashers
-- $100 for refrigerators
"Sears is proud to be the first retail member of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program, which
demonstrates our continued commitment to improving the environment through
responsible appliance disposal," Moore said. "Not only are we helping the
environment by reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances and
greenhouse gases, but we are also making it easier for customers, like
those in West Virginia to dispose of their old appliances responsibly."
Through the RAD(II) program, the Sears Home Delivery Haul Away Service
provides removal of one old, inefficient appliance for each new appliance
purchased and delivered. Once the old appliance is removed, Sears and its
partners ensure that the disposal process takes place in an environmentally
friendly manner to avoid the discarding of appliances in landfills. Many of
the components of the old appliance are then recycled.
For West Virginia residents interested in purchasing energy-efficient,
ENERGY STAR qualified appliances the Sears Blue Appliance Crew will assist
shoppers from start to finish. They can:
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-- Provide information about which appliances qualify for state rebates in
store and online at Sears.com/energystar
-- Help shoppers find rebates - searching by product category and
customer's zip code
-- Submit rebates for purchases electronically, before they leave the store
-- Provide customers with the replacement and haul-away documentation
required in order to receive the state rebates
-- Remove customers' old appliances and dispose of them in a responsible
manner through the Sears RAD program
For full rebate updates and details, and to learn more about Sears'
online and in-store Appliance Research Centers, please visit
Sears.com/energystar.
Sears recently introduced a new initiative called "The Big Switch," to
help families make the switch to five million ENERGY STAR qualified
appliances. The Big Switch is aimed at helping families remove and recycle
millions of inefficient appliances from the energy grid for good, replacing
them with ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and saving families more than
$2,500 on their utility bills(III). Sears is also launching a new website,
searsbigswitch.com, where customers can take the Sears ENERGY STAR Pledge
and learn more about how they can help reduce their energy and water
consumption and reduce their impact on the environment.
About Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings
Corporation (Nasdaq: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing
merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of
home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more
than 2,300 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and
Canada, which includes approximately 929 full-line and approximately 1,200
specialty stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of
merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty
catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands
including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End -- among the most
trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck is the 2010 ENERGY
STAR Retail Partner of the Year. The company is the nation's largest
provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made
annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at
http://www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at
http://www.searsholdings.com.
About Sears Home Appliances
Sears is the nation's leading appliance retailer with the largest
selection - over 4400 models. Only Sears sells the top 10 brands, including
Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand. Sears always beats the
competition's price, guaranteed, up to 30 days. Sears offers worry-free
1-year service, guaranteed and free help and support on all brands serviced
by Sears 24/7 by phone. Sears provides next day delivery on over 1600
models - that's five times more than any national competitor. In March
2009, Sears launched the online ENERGY STAR Rebate Center - a program to
help educate Americans about the millions of dollars in rebates that are
available for ENERGY STAR qualified products and make it faster to receive
these rebates. Sears has demonstrated its commitment to increasing
America's energy efficiency through its actions over more than 10 years.
Sears sells more ENERGY STAR rated appliances than any other retailer.
In fact, in 2008, Sears was the first retailer to sell more than 3.1
million ENERGY STAR qualified appliances from the nation's top brands,
including Kenmore, the nation's leading appliance brand.
(I) Program details subject to change. For the most up-to-date
information, visit http://www.Sears.com/EnergyStar.
(II) The Sears Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) program applies to
Sears full-line stores and is only valid with qualifying appliances
including refrigerators, freezers and room air conditioners.
(III) Based on utility savings over five years, associated with
replacing the following 10-year-old non-ENERGY STAR qualified products:
refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer, room air conditioner and water
heater, with ENERGY STAR products.
SOURCE Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Web site: http://www.sears.com
CONTACT: CONTACT: Larry Costello of Sears Holdings Public
Relations, +1-847-286-9036, or +1-847-346-4514,
Larry.Costello@searshc.com; or Jody Sunna of Euro RSCG Worldwide
PR, +1-212-367-6831, or +1-646-409-3782, Jody.Sunna@eurorscg.com,
for Sears, Roebuck and Co.
