Delaware Habitat for Humanity ReStores Collaborate to Create Refrigerator Replacement Program
Dover, DE, October 1, 2020 – All three Delaware Habitat for Humanity affiliates and their ReStores have joined forces—and they are looking to make a big difference in energy consumption. Thanks to a $500,000 empowerment grant from Energize Delaware, 450 Delmarva Power households in the state will receive a brand-new, ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator for just $50, and the affiliate in their county will even take away the old appliance to be recycled.
Refrigerators are typically the largest energy drain in a residential household, consuming about 1/6 of the total amount each month. This statewide collaboration will result in a savings of approximately 432,875 kWh over the 18-month grant period, while delivering an average yearly savings of $127 for qualified Delmarva customers.
Applications open October 1, 2020.
To qualify, homeowners or renters must:
• Earn no more than 60% of the state’s median income
• Be a Delmarva residential electric customer
• Have a refrigerator manufactured before December 2013
• And agree to have your old unit removed by Habitat staff upon delivery of the new one.
For more information and to download the application, visit https://www.habitatncc.org/refrigerator-replacement-program/
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
New Castle County
3312 Seminole Ave
Wilmington, DE 19808
www.habitatncc.org
rrp@habitatncc.org
302.652.5181
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Central Delaware (Kent County)
2311 S. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
www.centraldelawarehabitat.org
rrp@centraldelawarehabitat.org
302.346.0220
