Owatonna Public Utilities - Residential Conserve and Save Rebate Program

City of Owatonna residential energy efficiency rebate program

program summary

Owatonna offers incentives to residential customers who install energy-efficient equipment in homes through the Conserve and Save Rebate Program. Equipment rebates for technologies such as refrigerators, freezers and room air conditioners can be increased by properly recycling previously used, working units. Owatonna Public Utilities will reimburse the customer for the recycling costs if they have proof that they recycled an old unit and replaced it with an ENERGY STAR model. Rebate applications for measures purchased during the previous year are due by March 31 of the following year.

All equipment requirements must be met in order to qualify for rebates. See website for specific details.

eligible technologies

Air conditioners, Boilers, Building Insulation, Clothes Washers, Dehumidifiers, Dishwasher, Doors, Duct/Air sealing, Furnaces, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Heat pumps, LED Lighting, Level-2 Electric Vehicle Service Equipment, Motors, Passenger Electric Vehicles, Programmable Thermostats, Refrigerators/Freezers, Solar Water Heat, Tankless Water Heater, Water Heaters

program administrator

Owatonna Public Utilities/Conserve & $ave

list of rebates

- Flat rebate of $100 (Air conditioners)

- Minimum rebate of $15 (Air conditioners)

- Maximum rebate of $500 (Boilers)

- Minimum rebate of $200 (Boilers)

- Maximum rebate of $350 (Building Insulation)

- Minimum rebate of $150 (Building Insulation)

- Maximum rebate of $115 (Clothes Washers)

- Minimum rebate of $25 (Clothes Washers)

- Maximum rebate of $40 (Dishwasher)

- Minimum rebate of $25 (Dishwasher)

- Maximum rebate of $400 (Furnaces)

- Minimum rebate of $100 (Furnaces)

- Maximum rebate of 50% of cost (Geothermal Heat Pumps)

- Maximum rebate of $220 per ton (Geothermal Heat Pumps)

- Minimum rebate of $200 per ton (Geothermal Heat Pumps)

- Flat rebate of $100 (Heat pumps)

- Maximum rebate of $400 (Heat pumps)

- Minimum rebate of $60 (Heat pumps)

- Flat rebate of $15 (Level-2 Electric Vehicle Service Equipment)

- Flat rebate of $500 (Passenger Electric Vehicles)

- Flat rebate of $50 (Programmable Thermostats)

- Flat rebate of $25 (Refrigerators/Freezers)

- Maximum rebate of $400 (Water Heaters)

- Minimum rebate of $60 (Water Heaters)

- Maximum rebate of $350 (Water Heaters)

- Minimum rebate of $250 (Water Heaters)

program notes

2025-09-29 20:45:26: Annual review, updated incentive amounts and added EV and EVSE incentives.
2024-03-21 16:18:17: Annual review, eligible technologies and incentive amounts have changed.
2022-06-20 18:45:38: Annual Review, updated eligible incentive amounts.
2019-05-28 17:44:24: Annual review, updates to incentives.
2016-06-23 14:32:08: Updated by: Sarah Rowland