Utica, NY (WIBX) - If you need a new refrigerator or clothes washer, you will soon be able to get rebates.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced a $3 million rebate program.

It would give consumers rebates of $350 for the purchase of refrigerators and $250 for clothes washers that meet Consortium for Energy Efficiency levels.

The program will begin on September 2, 2011.

For more information visit www.ceel.org.

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