If you’ve got an aging boiler, furnace, water heater, clothes washer, air conditioning unit, you name it – you’ve probably still got time to take advantage of your state’s Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program.

The federal government funded it with $300 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and though it’s already run out in some states (sorry to Captivate viewers in Chicago, Boston, the Twin Cities, Dallas, Ft. Worth and Houston – funds are gone in your home states) there’s still plenty of rebate money out there.

To find out exactly what appliances are eligible, go to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Savers Web site and choose your state from the list.

You’ll have fill out an application, buy an appliance, ensure your old appliance is recycled and then wait a month or two, but really, for rebates of up to $1,000 (depending on how major the appliance is) – plus all the annual cost-to-run and CO2 savings you'll get from upgrading - it’s well worth it.