Blooming Prairie Public Utilities - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

May 24, 2024

Summary

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.

Program Overview

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:
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerators/Freezers
  • Dehumidifiers
  • Water Heaters
  • Lighting
  • Heat pumps
  • Air conditioners
  • Programmable Thermostats
  • Motors
  • Other EE
  • LED Lighting
Incentive Amount: Light Fixtures: 50% of cost up to $20
Refrigerators/Freezers: $25 plus an additional $50 to pay for recycling
Dishwashers: $25 - $40
Clothes Washers: $25 - $40
Heat Pump Clothes Dryer: $25 - $40
Washer-Dryer Combo: $25 - $65
Smart Thermostat: $10 - $100
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
Heat Pump Water Heater: $60 - $400
Central/Mini-Split AC: $100 - $200 plus $20 for each 1 SEER above minimum qualifying efficiency
Heat Pumps: Varied. Visit website for more details
Central AC/Heat Pump Tune-up: $20 - $60
Ground Source Heat Pumps: $200/ton plus $20/ton for each 1 EER above minimum qualifying efficiency
Equipment Requirements: See program website

Incentives

This program has 10 incentives
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: 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

Contact

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.