If there’s an old window air conditioner in your home that’s louder than a Boeing 747 but cools less than a desktop fan, NHSaves wants to take it off your hands and give you $30.
This unlikely exchange will happen Saturday, Oct. 25, in what is known as a Turn-In Event sponsored by NHSaves, a coalition of the state’s four electric and gas utilities. You can bring up to two room air conditioners and dehumidifiers to the Lowe’s at 90 Fort Eddy Rd. between 9 a.m. and noon, and get a $30 check for each in the mail.
The idea is to help swap old units with more efficient ones, saving energy and money.
NHSaves has been doing this since 2001, using money collected from ratepayers.
It says that from 2018 to 2020, theoretical savings in electricity and heating fuel savings by exchanging old appliances for new ones were enough to power more than 680,000 homes for one year.
The air conditioners and dehumidifiers are sent to Eco Plus, a Massachusetts recycling company, which takes them apart to save copper, steel and aluminum components and dispose of plastic and the fluids used to cool and dehumidify air.
To participate, fill out an online rebate form at nhsaves.com/events/#turn-in-events in advance.
