Spare the Air -- Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Santa Clara County Woodsmoke Rebate Program

(Important changes apply)

SWITCH FROM BURNING WOOD TO USING GAS Upgrade your Woodburning stove or fireplace and SAVE! Santa Clara County residents can make a clean air choice and save money too! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is offering rebates when you replace your woodburning appliance with one that uses natural gas instead. Switching from burning wood to using gas will reduce air pollution and improve air quality in your neighborhood.
Available rebates are:
• $100 to retrofit an existing fireplace by installing a new gas log set or a new insert. • $300 to replace an existing woodburning stove or fireplace insert (must be 1990 or older) with a new gas appliance. Your old woodstove must be scrapped at Pick Your Part yard in Milpitas.
Please Note: Effective August 26, 2004, the former rebate program, which distributed $500 and $300 rebates, has been discontinued. The following important changes apply:
• New rebate values of $300 and $100. • You do not need to install a new gas line to order to be eligible. A pre-plumber fireplace is OK. • Santa Clara residents may purchase their new gas appliance anywhere. • One rebate per household. No retroactive rebates available. • Rebates will be distributed on a first come - first served basis. Funding is limited, therefore rebates are not guaranteed. To check availability call(1-800) HELP-AIR
Rebate Program Terms
• This rebate offer is only available for homes in Santa Clara County. • To receive the $300 rebate amount, your pre-1990 woodstove must be scrapped at Pick Your Part - Milpitas. Please remove the stove doors separately or make the stove un-viable in some way before delivery to Pick Your Part. They are located at 595 Trade Zone Blvd. in Milpitas. Tele. (408) 262-4500. • You must complete the installation of the new gas appliance before sending in the application for processing. The rebate is not available to replace existing gas appliances. • Participants are limited to receiving one rebate per household. • Rebates are processed in the order received. Rebates will be distributed on a first come - first served basis. Funding is limited, therefore rebates are not guaranteed. To check availability call (1-800 HELP-AIR).
Application Instructions
• Download the rebate application PDF. • Complete all sections of the application on the reverse side. • Retain a copy of this application and the receipt for your records. The Rebate Program is not responsible for materials lost by mail. • Attach both the original payment receipt and the original retail invoice to this application. Copies will not be accepted. • Attach the original UPC code from the box, or the make and model description from the box. • In order to receive the $300 rebate you must also recycle your pre-1990 woodstove. Please include the original proof of recycling receipt that will be given to you at Pick Your Part yard in Milpitas. • Agree to the terms of the Rebate Program listed below and sign the application. • The new gas appliance must be purchased and installed at the address listed beginning August 26, 2004 and extending through November 30, 2006. These dates may end earlier if allocated funds are depleted. (Note: As of November 30, 2006, there is still limited funding available. Interested applicants should purchase and install their gas appliances and submit their applications and paperwork right away. At this point, funds are not guaranteed.) • The new gas appliance, for which a rebate is issued, may be subject to on-site installation verification. If the new gas appliance cannot be verified, the customer will reimburse the Rebate Program for funds issued and other costs associated with processing the rebate. • As of August 26, 2004 you will no longer be required to install a new gas line in order to apply for a rebate or to purchase the appliance from an authorized retailer. This rebate does apply to pre-plumbed fireplaces, and you may purchase the appliance where you wish. Requirements of the previous program are no longer applicable. • No retroactive rebates available. • Please allow 6 - 8 weeks for processing. Mail to: BAAQMD Woodsmoke Rebate 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 For more information call (1-800) HELP-AIR. The Santa Clara Woodstove Rebate Program is co-sponsored by Silicon Valley Power as part of an air quality mitigation program required by the California Energy Commission for the new Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant in Santa Clara. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District manages the program locally.