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Spring Valley Public Utilities - Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

Spring Valley Pub Utils 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 seventeen non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to customers. Spring Valley Public Utilities, a member of SMMPA,  provides incentives for its commercial and industrial customers to improve the energy efficiency of facilities. Rebates are available for a variety of energy-efficient equipment, including for the following:

  1. Lighting
  2. HVAC
  3. Refrigeration
  4. Motors and pumps
  5. Compressed air equipment/leak correction
  6. Guestroom energy management
  7. Vending machines
  8. Food service equipment
  9. Custom projects

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, Dishwasher, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Food Service Equipment, Geothermal Heat Pumps, HVAC, Lighting, Motors, Refrigerators/Freezers, Vending Machine Controls
program administrator
Spring Valley 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 $1000 (Dishwasher)
- Minimum rebate of $300 (Dishwasher)
- 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 $15 per Unit (HVAC)
- Maximum rebate of $400 per horsepower (HVAC)
- Maximum rebate of $120 per horsepower (Motors)
- Maximum rebate of $125 (Refrigerators/Freezers)
- Minimum rebate of $100 (Refrigerators/Freezers)
- Flat rebate of $50 per Unit (Vending Machine Controls)
program notes
2024-06-04 15:48:12
Annual review, eligible technologies and incentive amounts were updated.
2022-07-13 21:58:03
Updated incentives and contact information
2019-05-29 17:29:43
Annual review, updates to incentives.
2017-04-06 17:17:41
Incentive amount for A/C & air-source heat pump tune-ups has changed slightly. All other rebate information remains accurate for 2017. 
2015-03-06 15:46:30
Rebate incentives have changed slightly.