Waseca Utilities - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Administered by Waseca Utilities
Waseca Utilities offers rebates on ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances and equipment including dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners, heat pumps (air-source and geothermal), lighting, refrigerators, freezers, and dehumidifiers. Bonus incentives are available if you recycle your old working appliance properly. Contact Waseca Utilities at (507) 835-9718 or visit their website for specific rebate amounts and to apply.
You can help residential customers access rebates on a broad range of ENERGY STAR equipment; the program supports air-source and geothermal heat pumps, central and room air conditioners, and other efficiency measures with additional incentives for proper recycling of replaced units. Detailed program requirements and application forms are available through Waseca Utilities—contact (507) 835-9718 for contractor resources and customer eligibility verification.
Waseca Utilities, supported by the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA), administers rebates for residential customers purchasing ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances, HVAC equipment, heat pumps, and lighting; bonus incentives apply when working equipment is properly recycled. The program targets single-family homeowners and is managed locally; specific rebate levels and mechanics are detailed in program forms and the 2026 rebate summary available on the utility's website.
Program details
- Program ID
- 2590
- Last updated
- 2/20/2025
Eligibility
- Sectors
- residential
- Technologies
- geothermal heat pumps clothes washers dishwasher refrigerators/freezers dehumidifiers water heaters lighting furnaces heat pumps air conditioners programmable thermostats motors other ee led lighting
Program summary
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.
Contact & resources
- Contact email
- carls@ci.waseca.mn.us
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
