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State appliance rebate program starts briskly By Mark Glover Published Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010 A week into California's Cash for Appliances program, thousands of rebate applications have poured in, retailers are reporting brisk sales and state officials are pleased with the so-far orderly process. By Tuesday night, about 6,000 rebate applications had come in – relatively the tip of the iceberg, the first few forms filled out and mailed in after the program kicked off April 22. "I'm expecting that to double now that the weekend mail is trickling in," said Amy Morgan, a spokeswoman for the California Energy Commission,...

Cash for Appliances likely to draw crowds to stores in California By Mark Glover mglover@sacbee.com Published: Saturday, Apr. 24, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 1B California's Cash for Appliances program appears to be off to a strong start, but the first big test for retailers is likely to occur today when weekend buyers are expected to hit stores in big numbers. By early next week, consumers and appliance sellers will get their first clue on just how long California's rebate money is going to hold up. "Anecdotally, retailers are experiencing more sales than they've seen in a long time,"...