SD Rebate Program

Residential Energy Efficiency Rebates (Offered by 12 Utilities)

Administered by Bright Energy Solutions/Missouri River Energy Services

AI summary · 7/12/2026

If you're a residential customer of one of South Dakota's 12 participating municipal utilities (such as Brookings, Pierre, or Watertown), you can receive cash rebates for upgrading to ENERGY STAR clothes washers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and heating/cooling systems. Customers who hire a certified Quality Install contractor for HVAC installation receive an additional $100 rebate—visit your local utility's section on Bright Energy Solutions' website to see specific rebate amounts and apply.

Bright Energy Solutions' program offers your residential customers rebates on high-efficiency appliances and HVAC equipment across 12 South Dakota municipal utilities. Contractors certified as Quality Install providers can help customers unlock an additional $100 rebate when installing heating and cooling systems, making your services more attractive and lowering the customer's net cost.

This rebate program is administered by Bright Energy Solutions for residential customers of 12 member utilities of Missouri River Energy Services in South Dakota (Beresford, Big Stone City, Brookings, Burke, Pickstown, Faith, Flandreau, Fort Pierre, Pierre, Vermillion, Watertown, and Winner). The program incentivizes ENERGY STAR clothes washers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and HVAC systems, with a $100 adder for Quality Install contractor installations; rebate levels and funding mechanics are managed per utility through the centralized Bright Energy Solutions website.

Program details

Program ID
5141
Last updated
9/18/2025

Eligibility

Sectors
residential
Technologies
geothermal heat pumps clothes washers dishwasher dehumidifiers ceiling fan lighting heat pumps air conditioners programmable thermostats led lighting heat pump water heater ductless mini-split heat pump ducted mini-split heat pump dual fuel air-source heat pump level-2 electric vehicle service equipment

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.

Contact & resources

Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.

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