Energy Efficiency Rebates

Fairmont Public Utilities - Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

Fairmont Public Utilities Comm commercial energy efficiency rebate program

program summary

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) is a joint-action agency which generates and sells reliable electricity at wholesale to its eighteen non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to customers. With help from SMMPA, Fairmont Public Utilities provides incentives for its commercial and industrial customers to improve the energy efficiency of participating facilities. Rebates are available for a variety of energy-efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors, variable speed drives, anti-sweat heater controls for cooler/freezer doors, food service equipment, and custom measures. Each type of equipment has minimum efficiency and performance ratings which must be met in order to qualify for the rebate. These requirements can be found in the forms provided on the program's website.

eligible technologies
Air conditioners, Chillers, Commercial Refrigeration Equipment, Compressed air, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Food Service Equipment, Geothermal Heat Pumps, HVAC, Heat pumps, LED Lighting, Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Motor VFDs, Motors, Other EE, Programmable Thermostats, Vending Machine Controls
program administrator
Fairmont Public Utilities
list of rebates
- Maximum rebate of $300 (Commercial Refrigeration Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $25 (Commercial Refrigeration Equipment)
- Maximum rebate of $100 per Unit (Compressed air)
- Minimum rebate of $2 per Unit (Compressed air)
- Maximum rebate of $65 per Unit (Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls)
- Minimum rebate of $25 per Unit (Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls)
- Maximum rebate of $1000 (Food Service Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $50 (Food Service Equipment)
- Flat rebate of $200 per ton (Geothermal Heat Pumps)
- Flat rebate of $50 per Unit (HVAC)
- Maximum rebate of $400 per horsepower (HVAC)
- Maximum rebate of $120 per horsepower (Motors)
- Flat rebate of $50 per Unit (Vending Machine Controls)
program notes
2024-06-07 12:59:58
Annual review, eligible technologies and incentive amounts have been updated.
2022-07-13 18:09:40
Annual review, updated eligible incentives and contacts.
2019-05-30 14:10:24
Annual review, updates to incentives.
2017-05-01 18:55:24
Rebate amounts have changed slightly for 2017.
2015-03-18 18:10:29
Rebate incentive amounts have changed slightly.