Implementing Sector: | Utility |
Category: | Financial Incentive |
State: | Minnesota |
Incentive Type: | Rebate Program |
Web Site: | http://www.SaveEnergyInBloomingPrairie.com |
Administrator: | Blooming Prairie Public Utilities |
Utilities: | City of Blooming Prairie |
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: | Geothermal Heat Pumps |
Eligible Efficiency Technologies: | Clothes Washers, Dishwasher, Refrigerators/Freezers, Dehumidifiers, Lighting, Heat pumps, Air conditioners, Motors, Other EE, LED Lighting |
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: $50-$100
Dehumidifiers: $15 (no recycling) or $25-$40 (recycling)
Efficient Furnace Fan Motors: $50-$125
Room A/C: $25 plus an additional $25 for recycling
Central A/C and Air Source Heat Pumps: $100-$200
Central A/C and Air Source Heat Pump Tune-Up: $35
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
Central A/C and Air Source Heat Pump Tune-Up: 1 every two years |
Equipment Requirements: | See program website |
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 qualified dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners (central and room), lighting, heat pumps (air-source and geothermal), dehumidifiers, refrigerators, and freezers. 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.