Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) is a joint-action agency which generates and sells reliable electricity at wholesale to its 18 non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to customers. With help from SMMPA, Blooming Prairie Public Utilities provides incentives for its residential and commercial customers to improve the energy efficiency of participating homes. Rebates are available for upgrades to lighting, fixtures, refrigerators/freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, heat pump water heaters, smart thermostats, dehumidifiers, efficient furnace fan motors, ECM circulator pumps, room AC, central AC/heat pumps, and geothermal heat pumps. Appliances must be ENERGY STAR to qualify for the rebate, and bonus incentives are available in some cases if the old working appliance is properly recycled. Specific program details and requirements can be found on the website listed above.
| Implementing Sector: | Utility |
| Category: | Financial Incentive |
| State: | Minnesota |
| Incentive Type: | Rebate Program |
| Web Site: | https://smmpa.com/members/blooming-prairie |
| Administrator: | Blooming Prairie Public Utilities |
| Start Date: | |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
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| Incentive Amount: |
LED Light Bulbs: 50% of cost Light Fixtures: 50% of cost Refrigerators/Freezers: $25 plus an additional $50 to pay for recycling Dishwashers: $25 - $40 Clothes Washers: $25 - $40 Dehumidifiers: $15 (no recycling) or $25-$40 (recycling) Efficient Furnace Fan Motors: $50 ECM Circulator Pumps: $50 - $600 Room AC: $25 plus an additional $25 for recycling Central AC: $100 - $200 plus $20 for each 1 SEER above minimum qualifying efficiency Central Heat Pump: $125 - $2,200/unit Central AC/Heat Pump Tune-up: $20 - $60 Ground Source Heat Pumps: $200/ton plus $25/ton for each 1 EER above minimum qualifying efficiency |
| Maximum Incentive: |
LED Light Bulbs: $7 Light Fixtures: $10-$20 Room A/C: 2 per account |
| Equipment Requirements: | See program website |
| Technologies: | Clothes Washers |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 40.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Dishwasher |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 40.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Refrigerators/Freezers |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 75.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Dehumidifiers |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 15.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 40.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Heat pumps |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 100.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 2200.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Air conditioners |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of $200.00 |
| Technologies: | Lighting |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive is 50.00 % of cost |
| Technologies: | Motors |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive is 50.00 $/Unit |
| Technologies: | Geothermal Heat Pumps |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive is 200.00 $/ton |
| Technologies: | Water Heaters |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of $60.00, The incentive has a minimum of $400.00 |
| Technologies: | Programmable Thermostats |
| Sectors: | Residential |
| Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of $10.00, The incentive has a minimum of $100.00 |
| Name: | Brian Hammarsten |
| Organization: | Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency |
| Address: |
MN |
| Phone: | (612) 386-8829 |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
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