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

Southeastern Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative that serves customers in the southeastern part of South Dakota. Southeastern provides an assortment of incentives to encourage customers to purchase energy efficient appliances and equipment.  Rebates exist for both ground source and air-to-air heat pumps, water heaters, as well as refrigerators, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, and freezers. An invoice showing that equipment has been installed and is operating must be provided before rebates can be claimed.  Visit the programs website listed above for detailed program guidelines or contact Southeastern directly.

Note: Rebates Available : 01/01/2023 - 02/29/2024

Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) a not-for-profit cooperative that generates and transmits electricity to 23 rural co-ops across Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. View the WVPA membership webpage to view all participating members of the association. WVPA offers a number of rebates to residential customers of these member organizations. Rebates are available for heat pump water heaters, geothermal and air-source heat pumps, and HVAC equipment.

A signed application and installation invoice must be received by Wabash Valley Power within 60 days of the installation completion date. View the program web site listed above for

Cities, counties, public care institutions, public hospitals, public schools and colleges, and special districts in California can apply for low-interest loans from the California Energy Commission for energy efficiency projects in their buildings and facilities. Residential and commercial projects and non-profit institutions are not eligible for these funds.

Entities eligible for 0% loans include:

• School districts
• Charter schools
• County office of educations
• State special schools

Entities eligible for 1% loans include:

• Cities
• Counties
• Special Districts
• Public College or University
• Community Colleges
• Public Care Institutions/ Public Hospitals
• University of California
• California State Universities

There is no minimum loan amount, but the

Community Power Works, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings Program, offers loans and rebates for eligible energy efficiency improvements to homes.  In addition, Community Power Works partners with Seattle City Light to offer energy assessments at a reduced rate of $125 for homeowners. 

Once a home is assessed, customers select energy efficiency improvements, choose a contractor from a pool of approved contractors, and apply for financing.  Loan amounts are calculated after factoring in other rebates and incentives.  Loans are available from two lending partners.  Craft3 loans are available for $1,500 to $30,000, with interest rates fixed at

Note: The Governor's Office of Energy (GOE) issues periodic Request for Applications to fund renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation projects from the revolving loan funds. A solicitation opened October 21 and is scheduled to close December 31, 2016, but may be extended upon the GOE's discretion. Visit the website or call the GOE at (775) 687-1850 for current information regarding applications and loan availability. 

Assembly Bill 522 of 2009 established a fund for renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation loans with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to the statute, all repayments on loans

San Isabel Electric Association (SIEA) provides incentives for its residential customers to install energy efficient equipment. Rebates are available for energy star appliances, electric water heaters, outdoor power equipment, smart thermostats, air conditioning, electric thermal storage, insulation, electric heat pumps and electric vehicles that meet program requirements. Contact the utility or view the website above for complete details. View 2023 rebate list here.

The South Western Electric Power CO. (SWEPCO) Residential Standard Offer Program provides incentives to Project Sponsor contractors for installing energy efficiency measures at the homes of SWEPCO residential customers. The primary objective of this program is to achieve cost-effective energy usage reduction in peak summer demand. SWEPCO Texas will enter into contracts for peak demand and energy savings with "Project Sponsors" who are typically energy efficiency service firms such as air conditioning contractors, insulation installers, lighting contractors or national energy service companies.

Approved contractors will perform tests on the customer's home and install relevant energy-saving measures including:

• Attic insulation
• Duct

The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) encourages Georgians to utilize zero-interest financing options to help make their homes more energy efficient and save on utility bills. Financing is available through Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Electric Cities of Georgia, the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia and Estes Heating and Air. Many communities in Georgia are available for financing through these organizations. A complete list of eligible organizations is available here.

The residential energy efficiency financing programs, which are funded through GEFA, allow homeowners to apply for funding to carry out a variety of upgrades and improvement measures, including air sealing and

City Palo Alto Utility's Clean Local Energy Accessible Now (CLEAN) program provides fixed payments for electricity produced by approved photovoltaic systems over a fixed period of time. This type of program is commonly referred to as a feed-in tariff. Originally, the program allowed participants to choose between 10-year, 15-year and 20-year contracts. As of June 2015, the only option is a 20-year contract for a price of $0.165 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

There is no minimum or maximum system size to participate. The solar generating facility may be located anywhere in Palo Alto city limits as long as it complies with