Paulding Putnam Electric ENERGY STAR® Appliance Rebate Program Requirements
The installation of a new ENERGY STAR appliance (refrigerator or stand-alone freezer) in a residence that uses electricity from a participating member system qualifies for a matching rebate from Buckeye Power, Inc.(Buckeye).
Specific Requirements
1. Qualified Equipment & Installation
- Refrigerators and stand-alone freezers must be new and ENERGY STAR rated at the time of purchase and installation. Visit the ENERGY STAR website for current ENERGY STAR specifications.
- Cooperative must verify ENERGY STAR listing through either a copy of the yellow Energy Guide label or the owner’s manual (must include the ENERGY STAR logo or statement of ENERGY STAR certification).
- Cooperative must verify through a purchase receipt that the new ENERGY STAR refrigerator or stand-alone freezer was purchased and installed between January 1 to December 31.

2. Units Must be Sized According to Cubic Feet & Meet Size Requirements to be Eligible
- New ENERGY STAR refrigerators sized 10 to 30 cubic feet are eligible.
- New ENERGY STAR stand-alone freezers sized 10 to 30 cubic feet are eligible.
Eligibility For Rebate
- The building must be a residence, no commercial or industrial buildings which use electricity from Paulding Putnam (which receives power for the residence from Buckeye).
- Rebate is to be paid to the Cooperative member-consumer who owns the residence. The rebate cannot be paid to a builder and or dealer.
Conditions of Rebate
- Units not meeting cubic feet requirements are not eligible for this program.
- The purchase and installation of the ENERGY STAR refrigerator or stand-alone freezer must be approved by the Cooperative.
Rebate
- $100 bill credit will be applied to your account on the basis of 1 rebate for each ENERGY STAR refrigerator or stand-alone freezer purchased and installed. Visit the ENERGY STAR website for current ENERGY STAR specifications. The rebate goes to the residential member-consumer. The rebate cannot be paid to a builder and or dealer.
- A maximum of 4 ENERGY STAR appliance rebates may be paid per residential member during the current program year. A maximum of 2 ENERGY STAR refrigerators and or 2 ENERGY STAR stand-alone freezer rebates may be paid per residential consumer-member home during the current program year.
- Process: Member will need to send in a filled-out application, a copy of the appliance receipt for proof of purchase, and a copy of the energy guide. (This is the yellow tag that comes with your appliance.)
Submit the application, copy of the receipt, and copy of the energy guide via the form below.
ENERGY STAR Appliance Rebate Program Form