Looking for a smarter way to heat your home without breaking your budget? Todd-Wadena’s Dual Fuel Load Management Program makes it possible by combining two heating sources to keep you comfortable and save you money.
What Is Dual Fuel?
Dual fuel means pairing an electric heat source—such as baseboard heat, slab heating, a plenum heater, or an air source heat pump—with a backup system like fuel oil, natural gas, propane, or electric storage heat. This combination ensures you always have reliable heat while benefiting from lower electric rates.
How Does It Work?
When you’re enrolled in dual fuel, your co-op can temporarily “shave” demand during peak times—when regional energy use is unusually high due to weather or market conditions. A signal is sent to your electric system to pause, and your backup heating source takes over automatically. You’ll stay warm, and the co-op can manage costs for everyone.
What Heating Systems Will Work for Me?
There are plenty of options that pair well with electric heating. Contact your local HVAC technician to explore the best setup and pricing for your home.
What’s in It for Me?
Dual fuel members enjoy a reduced electric heating rate of just 5.8¢ per kWh in most cases, with even lower rates available for true storage heating. If you are on propane, it would have to be less than $1.39/gal to be a cheaper source than dual fuel. See the full list of rates and incentives below. With dual fuel, you get comfort, reliability, and long-term savings.
RATES
Todd-Wadena offers its members a low dual fuel heating rate of just 5.8¢ per kWh. It is a requirement of the dual fuel program to have a non-electric, automatic back-up heat system (such as propane, fuel oil, or natural gas) that is large enough to heat the whole house.
Special Slab Heat Storage Rate
Slab heating that is installed under the concrete with a significant sand layer to create a heat sink receives a special storage rate of 4.5¢ per kWh. This is controlled daily for 16 hours, October–April. Other slab heating methods qualify for the above dual fuel rate of 5.8¢/kWh.
REBATES
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Slab Heat/Dual Heat |
$35/kW rebate |
Up to 10 kW/$350 |
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Plenum Heater (New DH only) |
$500 rebate |
Must install at least 10 kW |
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Ductless ASHP (must be Energy Star rated) |
$150 ≤1-ton,≥14.3 SEER2 & ≥7.5 HSPF2 $250 ≤1-ton, ≥16.0 SEER2 & ≥8.0 HSPF2 $500 >1-ton, ≥14.3 SEER2 & ≥7.5 HSPF2 $700 >1-ton, ≥16.0 SEER2 & ≥8.0 HSPF2 | |
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Ducted ASHP (must be installed by a “Quality Installer”) |
$500 ≤5-ton, ≥14.3 SEER2 & ≥7.5 HSPF2 | |
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Ground Source Heat Pump |
$400/ton rebate |
Must be Energy Star rated |
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Storage Heat |
$50/kW rebate |
Up to 10 kW/$500 |
