Richard Suarez’s central air conditioning unit died in the spring of 2021.Suarez said his contractor was able to get the old one running, but it would only be a temporary fix.He signed a contract for a new unit costing $9,852, plus $168 in permits. To take the sting out of the price, the unit was eligible for a $300 rebate from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program.It was installed on June 29, 2021, and the rebate application was submitted by the contractor on Aug. 6. That’s 260 days ago. [[[UPDATE NUMBER OF DAYS HERE AND IN HED ON PUBLICATION DATE]]] And Suarez still hasn’t received his rebate.“Somewhere between Halloween and Thanksgiving I reached out to the number I had to inquire about the status of my rebate,” he said. “The representative I spoke to said they were backed up because people were working from home because of the pandemic.”He could understand that, he…
Homeowner waits 260 days for $300 clean energy rebate because of state backlog. What gives?
