Idaho’s Office of Energy Resources announced the Idaho Appliance Rebate Program has obligated more than 75 percent of the $1.2 million available for rebates. Less than $300,000 is still available, and the program will end when that is exhausted.

Idaho residents replacing older appliances with an eligible Energy Star appliance may qualify for a rebate. Real-time updates of remaining funds, the list of eligible appliances, instructions for obtaining a rebate and the program rules are posted online at energy.idaho.gov, or call 1-877-223-6975.

Idaho’s rebate program is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

“If people have been waiting to buy a new appliance and get a rebate, they should act soon,” Office of Energy Resources administrator Paul Kjellander said in a press release late last week. “We anticipate that funds will be exhausted by the end of August, perhaps earlier.”

More than 3,600 appliance rebates have been issued. The most popular appliances sold throughout the program have been clothes washers, refrigerators and dishwashers. Rebates on an Energy Star clothes washer or refrigerator that replaces an older model is $75, while the dishwasher rebate is $50.

Upgrading to an Energy Star appliance can save a family between $40 and $135 a year.

Information:www.energy.idaho.gov