With the Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling Program you can get $50 for your old refrigerator or freezer…and they’ll pick it up from your home!
Getting a new refrigerator can save you money in the long run! Refrigerators 15 years or older use twice as much energy as new ENERGY STAR® refrigerators, which means you could save $50 per year or more on your electricity bill by replacing an old refrigerator with a new ENERGY STAR model.
Those savings are even better when Xcel Energy gives you $50 for your old fridge!
Got an old, but still functioning fridge or freezer to get rid of? The Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling Program will give you a $50 rebate for it!
To participate in the program, you must:
- Be an Xcel Energy residential electric customer living in Minnesota
- Have an account number
- Own an operational* 10-30 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer to be picked up from the address listed on your account
*Operational is defined as being capable of cooling/freezing. It must have been operating in your home for at least two months.
Schedule an in-home or no-contact pickup appointment. They are both free. If you would prefer that they do not come into your home, the no-contact appointment allows them to safely collect and recycle your appliance from your garage, driveway, porch, or outbuilding.
You’ll need to plug in your fridge or freezer the night before the pickup date to show that it is operational. (For in-home pickup only.) Elevator access is required if the refrigerator or freezer unit is located above a second floor.
Xcel will pick up your refrigerator or freezer and recycle it for free. Within six weeks after pickup, you’ll receive a $50 rebate check in the mail.
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Beth Cole says
I have purchased a new energy star refrigerator and am interested in your $50 rebate and free pick up of my old working refrigerator. Thank you Beth Cole
Chrysa says
Hi, Beth. Just click through the link in the post to schedule your pick-up with Xcel.
Bill Barnes says
We are customers, we have a old freezer we’d liked to get rid of, its on our porch
Chrysa says
Hi, Bill. Please use the link above to contact Xcel to arrange a pickup.
Douglas Wold says
I am still waiting for my check in the mail because refrigerator was long ago picked up
Chrysa says
I would recommend contacting them and asking them to check on the status of your check.
Patricia tschida says
I have to been waiting for my rebate check for approx 2 mo now
Cecelia M Loch says
Pick up old refrigerator
Brenda Bahnemann says
I Received my 50.00 rebate check and deposited it into my bank, And the check was returned .. And i was charged a
$7.00 Service Fee.. : (
Chrysa says
I would definitely contact Xcel ASAP!