Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) is a joint-action agency which generates and sells reliable electricity at wholesale to eighteen non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities:

• Austin Utilities
• Blooming Prairie Public Utilities
• Fairmont Public Utilities
• Grand Marais Public Utilities
• Lake City Utilities
• Litchfield Public Utilities
• Mora Municipal Utilities
• New Prague Utilities Commission
• North Branch Municipal Water and Light
• Owatonna Public Utilities
• Preston Public Utilities
• Princeton Public Utilities
• Redwood Falls Public Utilities
• Rochester Public Utilities
• Saint Peter Municipal Utilities
• Spring Valley Public Utilities
• Waseca Utilities
• Wells Public Utilities

Develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to customers. With help from SMMPA, Waseca Utilities provides incentives for residential and commercial customers to improve the energy efficiency of 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.

Geothermal Heat Pumps, Clothes Washers, Dishwasher, Refrigerators/Freezers, Dehumidifiers, Water Heaters, Lighting, Furnaces, Heat pumps, Air conditioners, Programmable Thermostats, Motors, Other EE, LED Lighting