New York's Great Appliance Swap Out: Residential Appliance Rebate Records

New York State's appliance rebate program processed over $16.58 million in rebates between February 2010 and March 2011. The dataset contains records of residential high-efficiency appliance purchases and rebates administered by NYSERDA under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It includes details on appliance models, rebate amounts, applicant locations, and recycling status.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional adoption rates of ENERGY STAR appliances using Rebate Applicant County and Appliance Type.
• Model the relationship between recycling incentives and program participation using Rebate Amount ($) and Existing Appliance Removed and Recycled (Y/N).
• Perform geospatial analysis of program reach and density using Location (address), Rebate Applicant Zip Code, and Georeference.
• Assess appliance brand and model popularity within the program using Appliance Make and Appliance Model columns.

Strengths

• Contains specific financial scope: over $16.58 million in processed rebates from an $18.7 million program.
• Includes detailed geospatial columns such as Location (address), Georeference, and Rebate Applicant County.
• Provides granular appliance and recycling data via columns like Appliance Model, Recycled Appliance Model, and Estimated Age of Recycled Appliance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), published via data.ny.gov on the Socrata platform.

Collection Method

Administrative records from a state-run rebate program.

Time Range

Program ran from February 12, 2010 to March 4, 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-27 21:16:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, United States.