Minnkota Power Cooperative (11 Utilities) - PowerSavers Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

July 18, 2024

Summary

Minnesota cooperatives and municipals in Minnkota Power Cooperative’s service territory are providing prescriptive and custom incentives for their commercial customers to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities through the PowerSavers program. See website above for complete details.

PowerSavers participating utilities include:
Beltrami Electric Cooperative
Cass County Electric Cooperative
Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative
Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
Nodak Electric Cooperative
North Star Electric Cooperative
PKM Electric Cooperative
Red Lake Electric Cooperative
Red River Valley Co-op Power
Roseau Electric Cooperative
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Minnesota
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.minnkota.com/our-programs/business-programs
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Clothes Washers
  • Refrigerators/Freezers
  • Water Heaters
  • Lighting
  • Lighting Controls/Sensors
  • Chillers
  • Furnaces
  • Heat pumps
  • Air conditioners
  • Programmable Thermostats
  • Motor VFDs
  • Custom/Others pending approval
  • Food Service Equipment
  • LED Lighting
  • Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Incentive Amount: Lighting
LED Lamp: 50% of the purchase price up to $2/bulb
LED Recessed Downlight: 50% of the purchase price up to $4/fixture
LED Fixture: 50% of the purchase price up to $40/fixture
LED Linear Lamp: 50% of the purchase price up to $5/lamp
LED Troffer and Strip: $4 - $9
Horizontal LED Case Lighting: $5/linear foot of lamp
LED Case Lighting: $25/door
Standalone Sensor Lighting Controls: $10 - $25/unit
Integrated Sensor Lighting Controls: $6.50/fixture
LED Case Lighting - Occupancy Sensor: $10/door

Appliances
Clothes Washer: $25/unit
Electric Clothes Dryer: $25/unit
Refrigerator or Freezer: $25/unit
Removed Recycled Refrigerator/Freezer: $50/unit

Electric Water Heaters: $125 - $300

Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning: $25 - $500

Ground-Source Heat Pump: $200 - $400/ton

Replacement Ground-Source Heat Pump: $100 - $200

Refrigeration Measures: $8 - $600

Food Service Measures:: $200 - $1,500

Variable Frequency Drive: $40/hp
Maximum Incentive: Maximum incentive of $50,000 per member/customer per year
Installation Requirements: Pre-approval required for incentives greater than $15,000

Incentives

This program has 7 incentives
Technologies: Food Service Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 200.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 1500.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $8.00, The incentive has a minimum of $600.00
Technologies: Geothermal Heat Pumps
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 100.00 $/ton, The incentive has a minimum of 400.00 $/ton
Technologies: Clothes Washers
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive is 25.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Refrigerators/Freezers
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 25.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 50.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Water Heaters
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive is 125.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 300.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Motor VFDs
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive is 40.00 $/horsepower

Contact

Name: Minnkota Power Cooperative
Address: 5301 32nd Avenue South
Grand Forks ND 58201
Phone: (701) 795-4000
Email: minnkota@minnkota.com

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.