Energy Efficiency Rebates

Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates (Offered by 12 Utilities)

City of Fort Pierre residential energy efficiency rebate program

program summary

Bright Energy Solutions offers energy efficiency cash incentive programs to residential customers of municipal utilities that are members of Missouri River Energy Services. In South Dakota, this includes: 

  • Beresford Municipal Utilities
  • Big Stone City Municipal Utilities
  • Brookings Municipal Utilities
  • Burke Municipal Utilities
  • City of Pickstown
  • Faith Municipal Utilities
  • Flandreau Municipal Utilities
  • Fort Pierre Municipal Utilities
  • Pierre Municipal Utilities
  • Vermillion Light & Power
  • Watertown Municipal Utilities Dept.
  • Winner Municipal Utilities 

For residential customers, rebates are available for ENERGY STAR clothes washers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and heating and cooling systems. Customers who choose a certified Quality Install contractor to install their HVAC system can receive an additional $100 rebate. Rebate values can also be found here.

eligible technologies
Air conditioners, Ceiling Fan, Clothes Washers, Dehumidifiers, Dishwasher, Dual Fuel Air-Source Heat Pump, Ducted Mini-Split Heat Pump, Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Heat Pump Water Heater, Heat pumps, LED Lighting, Level-2 Electric Vehicle Service Equipment, Lighting, Programmable Thermostats
program administrator
Bright Energy Solutions/Missouri River Energy Services
list of rebates
- Flat rebate of $40 (Air conditioners)
- Maximum rebate of $350 (Air conditioners)
- Minimum rebate of $40 (Air conditioners)
- Flat rebate of $25 (Ceiling Fan)
- Flat rebate of $25 (Clothes Washers)
- Maximum rebate of $200 (Dehumidifiers)
- Minimum rebate of $25 (Dehumidifiers)
- Flat rebate of $25 (Dishwasher)
- Maximum rebate of $1050 (Dual Fuel Air-Source Heat Pump)
- Minimum rebate of $150 (Dual Fuel Air-Source Heat Pump)
- Maximum rebate of $400 (Ducted Mini-Split Heat Pump)
- Minimum rebate of $250 (Ducted Mini-Split Heat Pump)
- Maximum rebate of $400 (Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump)
- Minimum rebate of $250 (Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump)
- Flat rebate of $200 per ton (Geothermal Heat Pumps)
- Flat rebate of $200 (Heat Pump Water Heater)
- Flat rebate of $40 (Heat pumps)
- Flat rebate of $4 per Unit (LED Lighting)
- Maximum rebate of $500 (Level-2 Electric Vehicle Service Equipment)
- Minimum rebate of $150 (Level-2 Electric Vehicle Service Equipment)
- Flat rebate of $25 (Programmable Thermostats)
program notes
2025-09-18 13:57:48
Incentive details have been updated, and machine-readable combinations have been added.
2023-11-08 21:30:43
Annual review, updated program description and eligible incentives. 
2023-01-13 15:10:57
Annual Review, updated program description, eligible incentives, and website link.
2018-12-06 17:20:53
Updated incentive information.
2015-04-16 15:15:28
Rebate incentives have changed.