Cash for Clunkers for appliances is an economic stimulus plan officially known as the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP). Cash for Clunkers Appliances is an appliance rebate program that is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The program provides consumers rebates of up to $200 when they purchase new energy-efficient appliances that carry an Energy Star seal. http://www.rtohq.org/02660apro-new-federal-stimulus-effort-cash-for-appliances.html

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that $300 million in funding was allocated for the "Cash for Clunkers Appliances" program.http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7634.htm The allocation of funds was determined by the population of each state, with California receiving the largest share of the stimulus money.http://www.energy.gov/news2009/documents2009/EE_EnergyStar_State_Allocations.pdf

The first states to award "Cash for Clunkers Appliances" rebates included Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, and Wisconsin.http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/120/when-does-cash-for-refrigerators-start-in-your-state.html

Other states joined the program using the following schedule:

• February 2010: Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• March 2010: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands
• April 2010: Alabama, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Guam

The State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Progam (SEEARP) was designed to stimulate consumer spending and lessen the nation's energy use. As there is no national standard for the program, each state runs its own appliance rebate program independently. States had a deadline of October 15, 2009, to submit their specific plans to the Department of Energy.http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7634.htm

Each state submitted a plan to the Department of Energy specifying which Energy Star appliances to include in their programs, how much of a rebate each appliance category would receive, how the rebates would be processed and their plan for recycling old appliances.http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7634.htm

Each state allocated the rebate program on a first come, first serve basis. Filing procedure for each state varies, as does the mechanism used in issuing the rebate.

Under the "Cash for Clunkers Appliances" program, consumers receive up to $200 towards the purchase of an energy-efficient appliance such as refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners, and furnaces.

To qualify for the appliance rebate program, consumers are required to purchase an appliance with an Energy Star seal and will receive $50 to $200 off the purchase price. And unlike the Cash for Clunkers program, consumers will not have to trade in their old appliances to get the rebate.http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/08/20/am-energy-efficient-appliances-q/