Energy Star sales tax holiday, Oct. 2014

Contact: NOVEC Public Relations, 1-888-335-0500, customerservice@novec.com

MANASSAS, Va. –The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative says consumers who need new energy-efficient home appliances, light bulbs, and bathroom fixtures will want to purchase them during Virginia's ENERGY STAR and WaterSense Sales Tax Holiday over Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 10-13, 2014. Purchasers will save the Commonwealth of Virginia's 6 percent sales tax. And they will save energy because products with the ENERGY STAR label use 20 to 30 percent less energy than their counterparts.

For the tax-free holiday, products must be priced at $2,500 or less. In addition, they must be purchased for a non-commercial home or for personal use.

Energy-Star-Qualified Products Include:

• Air conditioners
• Ceiling fans
• Clothes washers
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs
  
• Dehumidifiers
  
• Dishwashers
  
• Refrigerators
  

WaterSense-Qualified Products Include:

• Bathroom sink faucets
  
• Faucet accessories
  
• Showerheads
  
• Toilets and urinals
  
• Landscape irrigation controllers
  

For more information, visit www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=stholiday and www.energystar.gov.