Minnesota Energy Services (25 Member Cooperatives) - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate
Administered by Bright Energy Solutions/Missouri River Energy Services
If you receive electricity from one of the 25 participating Minnesota municipal utilities, you can claim cash rebates for upgrading to efficient equipment like heat pumps, HVAC systems, LED lighting, water heaters, and electric vehicle charging equipment. Rebate amounts vary by your specific utility, so check your local utility's page on the Bright Energy Solutions website to see what incentives are currently available and how to apply.
Bright Energy Solutions partners with municipal utilities to offer rebates that make efficient equipment upgrades more affordable for residential customers. You can help customers in the 25 participating Minnesota utilities access rebates for HVAC, heat pumps, appliances, lighting, and EV chargers by directing them to verify eligibility and rebate amounts through their local utility's program page.
This program delivers cash rebates through Bright Energy Solutions to residential customers of 25 Minnesota municipal utilities for efficiency measures including HVAC, geothermal and air-source heat pumps, LED lighting, water heaters, appliances, and Level 2 EV charging equipment. Rebate amounts and specific eligible measures vary by participating utility; each utility manages its own incentive levels and application process through the Bright Energy Solutions platform.
Program details
- Program ID
- 5143
- Last updated
- 3/20/2025
Eligibility
- Sectors
- residential
- Technologies
- geothermal heat pumps clothes washers dehumidifiers water heaters heat pumps air conditioners programmable thermostats other ee led lighting hvac level-2 electric vehicle service equipment
Program summary
Bright Energy Solutions offers energy efficiency cash incentive programs to residential and business customers of municipal utilities that are members of Missouri River Energy Services. In Minnesota, this includes:
- Adrian Public Utilities
- Alexandria Light & Power
- Barnesville Municipal Utilities
- Benson Municipal Utilities
- Breckenridge Public Utilities
- Detroit Lakes Public Utilities
- Elbow Lake Muncipal Electric
- Henning Municipal Utilities
- Hutchinson Utilities Commission
- Jackson Municipal Utilities
- Lake Park Public Utilities
- Lakefield Public Utilities
- Luverne Municipal Utilities
- Madison Municipal Utilities
- Marshall Municipal Utilities
- Melrose Public Utilities
- Moorhead Public Service
- Ortonville Municipal Utilities
- Sauk Centre Public Utilities
- St. James Public Utilities
- Staples Water & Light
- Wadena Electric & Water Dept.
- Westbrook Public Utilities
- Willmar Municipal Utilities
- Worthington Public Utilities
Rebates are offered for a variety of efficient technologies and measures including: HVAC, lighting, appliances, geothermal heat pumps, dehumidifiers and refrigerator/freezer recycling. Rebates vary from one participating utility to another. For specific details on the incentives offered by a particular utility check the program website.
Contact & resources
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
