The end is near for getting federal rebates from $25 to $500 if you buy an energy-efficient appliance.

The federal "Cash for Appliances" program wraps up here Nov. 12, Maryland officials have announced.

Nearly 90 percent of the $5.4 million in stimulus funds allocated to the state has been doled out, The Baltimore Sun's Liz Kay reports. Marylanders have put in for rebates on more than 14,000 clothes washers, 3,500 refrigerators and nearly 3,000 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps, according to the Maryland Energy Administration.

There's still a week to get in on the rebates. Select Energy Star room air condioners yield $25 each, refrigerators $50, clothes washers $100, hot-water heaters $300 and heat pumps or central air, $500. For details and to apply, go to the MEA's website.   Customers of Allegheny Power, BGE, Delmarva, Pepco or SMECO also can get rebate forms from their utility's website.