In Honor of Earth Day

18 free thermostats will be given away at the Albuquerque BioPark and at Lowe’s Home Improvement Store on Juan Tabo on Saturday, April 23

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, April 21—Evaporative cooler users can save up to 5,000 gallons of water per year by using a swamp cooler thermostat, and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority is now offering a $25 rebate to Water Authority customers who install one on a new or existing evaporative cooler.

“This is a very easy way to save as much as 5,000 gallons of water a year, and customers also benefit from lower utility bills, more comfortable homes and businesses, and less hassle,” said Katherine Yuhas, Water Conservation Officer.

Yuhas said the Water Authority will officially launch the program on Saturday, April 23 with a thermostat giveaway at Earth Day information booths at the Albuquerque BioPark and at the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store, 3010 Juan Tabo NE, in Albuquerque.  Booths will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and nine thermostats will be given away at each location.

Yuhas said the $25 rebate offered by the Water Authority as a credit on water bills will “either practically or entirely pay for the thermostats, and customers will also realize savings on both water bills and energy bills for years to come.”

The Water Authority has recruited seven partners to promote the thermostat cooler rebate program, which it calls “Don’t Sweat It.  Set It.”  Thermostats and information are available through:

A.B. Plumbing
2931 Vassar DR NE
505-892-4228

Aireserve, 512 Pattie Lane SE, 340-5704

Ancae Inc., 4616 Mcleod NE, 505-888-9717

B. Carlson Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.,
8625 Paseo Alameda NE, 505-883-1379

Davis the Plumber, 3231 Vassar NE, 505-881-7811

Lowe's Home Improvement Store
6200 Paseo del Norte NE 797-4666
2001 12th St. NW 349-2462
3010 Juan Tabo NE 323-5816
3500 State Hwy 528 NW 899-3223
 
Samon's Electric Hardware Store
9800 Montgomery Blvd. NE, 505-298-6260
5314 Central Ave SW, 505-831-6635
934 Juan Tabo Blvd NE, 505-293-3195
4850 Menaul Blvd NE, 505-884-6861
4124 4th St NW, 505-345-6564

Steward’s Plumbing, 2325 Alamo St. SE, 293-3360

The Home Depot
200 Eubank SE 271-1900
2820 Coors Blvd NW 833-9990
10200 Coors Bypass NW 899-1290
1220 Renaissance Blvd NE 344-1900

Wagner Mechanical, 3811 Academy Pkwy, 505-884-2822

Western Mechanical, 3315 Girard Blvd. NE, 505-341-4458           

To claim their rebates, customers should visit the Water Authority’s website at www.abcwua.org to print out a rebate form in English or Spanish, and submit the completed form along with a copy of their sales receipt to the Water Authority.  Once the rebate claim is approved, a $25 credit will be applied to their water bills.

“This is something we can all do to help save water during this very dry year, in which we’ve received less than one-quarter of an inch of rainfall so far,” Yuhas said.  “We are all going to have to work together to achieve our goal of 155 gallons per person per day.”

For more information, visit www.abcwua.org or call 505-768-3655.