ENERGY STAR and WaterSense Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
[image via Byron Wigfal]
Georgia’s governor announced the state’s fourth annual ENERGY STAR and WaterSense Sales Tax Holiday. The tax break covers energy efficient or water efficient products that cost $1,500 or less per item and runs until midnight this Sunday. This is the fourth annual ENERGY STAR Tax Holiday, but this year the governor added WaterSense labeled products to those available for savings.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of the WaterSense label before! In a state that’s still suffering a severe drought, Georgians could make a huge difference with even small modifications to their water consumption. WaterSense products are approximately 20% more efficient than equivalent ones on the market. A 20% reduction in water use could go a really long way! According to the EPA:
- If just half of Georgia households were to replace old toilets with WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilets, we could save over 18 billion gallons per year.
- We could save over five million gallons water per day if every household in Georgia installed high-efficiency faucets or faucet aerators in place of standard ones
- A family of four that replacing its older toilets with WaterSense labeled models would save over $90 per year on their water bill and $2,000 over the lifetime of the toilets.
The tax holiday includes WaterSense products such as high-efficiency toilets and low flow faucets and shower heads and ENERGY STAR items from CFLs to efficient washers and dryers.
