Hi Efficiency Washing Machine

Over the weekend the State of Georgia had a sales tax holiday on energy star appliances so we decided to take advantage of it.

The LG brand gets high marks for their machines so we decided to go with them. I bought this one at Home Depot nearby and they delivered it and took the old one for free.

This machine is virtually silent! It saves on water and electricity.

Georgia Power has a rebate program for washing machines for $25.

The washer was $699 less a 10% discount and no tax so out of the store it was $625.

With the $25 rebate it will be $600 even.

Rip-off

You might ask why we go to all the trouble to add so many energy efficient products to the house. Well, when you are beholden to Georgia Power for your electrical service you've got to cut costs wherever you can because they certainly won't.

With the Nuclear Construction Cost Recovery fee that the Public Service Commision allowed we are pre-paying for Southern Company's new nuclear plants at Vogtle.

So our bills are up 6.5%, there are already cost overruns with the construction and we will certainly shoulder any additional costs in the future. The fee percentage goes up each year, so our bills will be higher again next year.

I thought more supply meant lower prices...

Earthcents Rebate

The Georgia Power rebate check arrived for the energy audit we had done in May. The energy audit cost $400. Georgia Power's rebate was for half the amount of the energy audit.