Litchfield Public Utilities - Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

June 07, 2024

Summary

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) is a joint-action agency which generates and sells reliable electricity at wholesale to its seventeen non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to customers. With help from SMMPA, Litchfield Public Utilities provides incentives for its commercial and industrial customers to improve the energy efficiency of facilities. Rebates are available for qualified lighting equipment, cooling equipment, motors, variable speed drives, compressed air equipment, energy management systems, vending machine controls, food service equipment, anti-sweat heater controls, and custom incentives. Specific program details and requirements can be found on the website listed above.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Minnesota
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: http://www.SaveEnergyInLitchfield.com
Administrator: Litchfield Public Utilities
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Lighting
  • Lighting Controls/Sensors
  • Chillers
  • Heat pumps
  • Air conditioners
  • Compressed air
  • Programmable Thermostats
  • Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls
  • Motors
  • Motor VFDs
  • Custom/Others pending approval
  • Other EE
  • Food Service Equipment
  • Vending Machine Controls
  • Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
  • HVAC
Incentive Amount: 2024 Rebates

Lighting Equipment: Varies

HVAC Equipment: $50/unit
New/Retrofit installation: $400 (1 hp) - $8,000 (200 hp)
Inventoried VSDs: $200 (1 hp) - $4,000 (200 hp)
Premium-Efficiency Motors: $100 (1 hp) to $2,400 (200 hp)
Enhanced Premium-Efficiency Motors: $120 (1 hp) to $2,700 (200 hp)
New motor/replacement of failed motor: $40 (1 hp) to $900 (200 hp)
Inventoried motor: $15 (1 hp) to $450 (200 hp)
ECM HVAC Fan Motors: $60/unit

Refrigeration Equipment
ECM Motors on Refrigeration Compressed and Condensed Fans: $40/unit
Anti-Sweat Heater Controls: $35 -$45
Floating Head Pressure Controls: $300/controller
Walk-in Freezer Demand Defrost Controls: $100/controller
Add Doors to Open Multi-Deck Cases: $25 - $75/linear foot
Efficient Multi-Deck Case Doors: $35 - $100/door

Compressed Air Equipment & Leak Correction
Air Leak Correction: $4 - $9/HP
Air Storage/Receiver Tank: $15/HP
Engineered Nozzle: $25/nozzle
Low Pressure Drop Filter: $5/HP
No Loss Condensate Drain: $100/drain
Pressure/Flow Controller: $5/HP
Refrigerated Cycling Air Dryer: $2/CFM
VSD Air Compressor less than 50 HP = $30/HP

Energy Management System: $25 - $65/controller

VendingMisers & Snack Misers: $50/machine

Food Service Equipment
Coffee Brewers: $50
Combination Ovens: $900
Convection Ovens: $225
Fryers: $150
Griddles: $175
Insulated Holding Cabinets: $200 - $300
Steam Cooker: $400 - $550
Refrigerators & Freezers: $100 - $125
Ice Makers: $75 - $225
Dishwashers: $300 - $1,000
Ventilation Hood Controllers: $165/hp
Low-Flow Spray Valves: 50% of installed cost

Custom Program
$0.045 per first-year annual energy (kWh) saved
Equipment Requirements: See program website.

Incentives

This program has 7 incentives
Technologies: HVAC
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive is 50.00 $, The incentive has a maximum of 15.00 $/horsepower, The incentive is 400.00 $/horsepower
Technologies: Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 300.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Compressed air
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 2.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 100.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $25.00, The incentive has a minimum of $65.00
Technologies: Vending Machine Controls
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive is 50.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Food Service Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $50.00, The incentive has a minimum of $1000.00
Technologies: Custom/Others pending approval
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive is 0.04 $/kWh

Contact

Name: Customer Service
Organization: Litchfield Public Utilities
Address: 126 North Marshall Avenue
Litchfield MN 55355-2110
Phone: (320) 693-7201
Name: Nancy Kelly
Organization: Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Address:
Phone: (507) 990-5907

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.