Wild Rice Electric Cooperative - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

May 25, 2011

Summary

In order to encourage energy efficiency among its customers, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, in association with the Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. and the Northern Municipal Power Agency, offers rebates for the purchase of qualifying energy efficient equipment. The following measures are eligible for rebates under this program:

Clothes Washers
Compact Fluorescent Lights
Water Heaters
Furnaces
Air Source Heat Pumps
Geothermal Heat Pumps

More information regarding equipment requirements and applications may be found on the program web site listed above. Participating municipal utilities are also listed on the program application.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Utility
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Minnesota
Incentive Type:	Rebate Program
Web Site:	http://www.wildriceelectric.com/msp-rebates.html
Administrator:	Wild Rice Electric
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Geothermal Heat Pumps Clothes Washers Water Heaters Lighting Furnaces Heat pumps Programmable Thermostats
Incentive Amount:	Compact Fluorescent Lights: $2/light bulb Clothes Washers: $50 Water Heaters: $150 Programmable Thermostat: $25 Furnaces: $150 Air-Source Heat Pumps: $150 Mini-Split/Ductless Air-Source Heat Pumps: $500 Geothermal Heat Pumps: $200/ton (open-loop); $400/ton (closed-loop) Geothermal Heat Pumps (Replacement) : $100/ton (open-loop); $200/ton (closed-loop)
Maximum Incentive:	CFL bulbs: limit 12 Geothermal Heat Pumps: $2,500 (open-loop); $5,000 (closed loop)
Eligible System Size:	Water Heater: 80 gallons
Equipment Requirements:	Clothes Washers: must be Energy Star rated Water Heater: EF greater than 0.90. Must be controlled under the load management program Furnace: Must include ECM Motor on indoor blower Air-source Heat Pump: 14.0 SEER, 8.2 HSPF Mini-Split/Ductless Air-Source Heat Pumps: 15 SEER Geothermal Heat Pumps: 16.2 EER and 3.6 COP (open loop); 14.1 EER and 3.3 COP (closed loop)

Contact

Name:	Member Services
Address:	502 North Main Mahnomen MN 56557
Phone:	(218) 935-2517
Email:	memberservices@wildriceelectric.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.