Energy efficiency puts the power in your hands.  Using high-efficiency products and appliances can translate directly into savings on your energy bill.

Savings are available on these ENERGY STAR® qualified products at retail stores near you. Get the details by clicking the links below:

Clothes Washers

The average American family washes almost 400 loads of laundry each year. It’s a good thing families can cut their related energy costs by more than a third—and the water costs by more than half—just by purchasing a clothes washer with the ENERGY STAR label. Over the life of your new ENERGY STAR qualified washer, you’ll save enough money in operating costs to pay for the matching dryer. With your water savings, you could fill three backyard swimming pools.

DTE Energy’s Your Energy Savings^SM program is offering mail-in rebates of $25 to $50 for qualified ENERGY STAR Clothes Washers.  Download the rebate form*.

Customer Eligibility: Detroit Edison and MichCon Residential Customers who purchased a qualified clothes washer on or after June 3, 2009.

Qualifying Products: Eligible clothes washers must meet the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) Tier 2 or 3 specifications. View the Qualified Clothes Washer List*.

Limited Funds: Funds for incentives are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  Incentive amounts are valid through December 31, 2009.  DTE Energy reserves the right not to pay this incentive if funds are not available at the time of application approval or if the form and all the required additional information are not filled out completely and accurately.

Energy Efficient Shower Heads

Shower yourself with savings. DTE Energy’s Your Energy Savings program offers $10 in-store rebate coupons on qualified energy efficient shower heads at selected ACE Hardware stores.

Before 1992, some shower heads had flow rates of 5.5 gallons per minute (gpm)—that’s 3 gpm more than a new 2.5 gpm shower head. Replacing older, less efficient shower heads with new, energy efficient shower heads is an inexpensive upgrade that can save you water and money.

How much of a difference can it make? Well, a 10-minute shower with an energy efficient shower head uses about 25 gallons of water, saving you 5 gallons of water over a typical bath. That’s right—a 10-minute shower can use less water than a full bath!

Not sure if your shower head needs replacement? Here's a quick test:

1. 1. Place a bucket—marked in gallon increments—under your shower head.
   2. Turn on the shower at the normal water pressure you use.
   3. Time how many seconds it takes to fill the bucket to the 1-gallon (3.8 liter) mark.

If it takes less than 20 seconds to reach the 1-gallon mark, you could benefit from an energy efficient shower head.

Customer Eligibility: Detroit Edison and MichCon Residential Customers

Qualifying Products: Look for $10 in-store rebate coupons on qualified energy efficient shower heads at participating ACE Hardware stores.

Programmable Thermostats

Did you know that properly using a programmable thermostat in your home is one of the easiest ways you can save energy and money? An ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostat helps make it easy for you to save by offering four preprogrammed settings to regulate your home’s temperature in both summer and winter, and when you are asleep or away.

Homeowners can save about $180 a year by properly setting their programmable thermostats and maintaining those settings. The preprogrammed settings that come with ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostats are intended to deliver savings without sacrificing comfort. Depending on your family’s schedule, you can see significant savings by sticking with those settings or adjust them as appropriate for your family.

DTE Energy’s Your Energy Savings program is offering $20 in-store rebate coupons on qualified programmable thermostats at selected Ace Hardware stores.

Customer Eligibility: Detroit Edison and MichCon Residential Customers

Qualifying Products: Look for $20 in-store rebate coupons on qualified programmable thermostats at participating ACE Hardware stores.

Dehumidifiers 

A $25** mail-in rebate is coming in 2010. Please check back later for full details.

Room Air Conditioners 

A $25** mail-in rebate is coming in 2010. Please check back later for full details.

** Incentive amounts are subject to change.

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