Iowa Appliance Rebate Program, And you thought Cash for Clunkers was dead. Come March 1, a home appliance version of the stimulus program that provided cash to car-buyers trading in their old models is scheduled to start.

Designed to save consumers money for buying energy-efficient clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers and refrigerators, nearly $5 million in federal stimulus funding is designed to help Minnesota households save up to $200 for replacing their aging appliance with a qualifying Energy Star model.

The Minnesota Trade-in & Save Appliance Rebate Program, operated through the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Office of Energy Security (OES), could enable up to 25,000 Minnesota households buy Energy Star appliances.