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Southern California Edison Offers Rebates on Pool Pumps

Own a pool in Beverly Hills? You may be eligible for a cash rebate with the purchase of a variable-speed pool pump and motor.

Beverly Hills homeowners with swimming pools have a chance to save money and energy with a special offer from Southern California Edison.

SCE customers with pools can take advantage of a $200 cash rebate when they buy a new variable-speed pool pump and motor.

The rebates are available for single-family residential customers who purchase a new pool pump between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of this year, according to SCE. The pump must be installed by Feb. 28, 2013.

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A pool's pump and motor operates every day of the year, regardless of whether the pool is in use. A single-speed motor for an average-sized pool with 20,000 gallons of water that needs cycling once per day takes six hours to cycle and can cost about $870 per year to operate, according to SCE. But a variable-speed motor for the same pool takes 12 hours to cycle and costs about $436 per year.

"It takes far less energy to move the large amount of water in a pool slowly rather than quickly," the South Bay Environmental Services Center announced in a news release. "Replacing a power-hungry, single-speed pool pump with a slower, more efficient variable-speed pump is a money-saving, energy-wise decision."

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Besides the approximate $400 annual savings on energy bills, the newer pool pumps are quieter, last longer and provide more efficient daily filtration.

To take advantage of the rebate, a pool owner should purchase the new pool equipment, and submit the completed and signed rebate application form to SCE.

SCE is also offering rebates on Energy Star-qualified refrigerators, whole house fans, energy efficient single- or two-stage ducted evaporative cooling systems, portable room air conditioners, efficient electric storage water heaters and hybrid electric heat pump water heaters. More information is available on the SCE website.

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