APS & SRP Rebate Qualification

Utility rebate programs exist to reduce load on the grid, and they're built to fund improvements that genuinely save energy — which means they want proof. A professional energy audit provides exactly that: a documented baseline of your home's current performance, measured leakage and insulation values, and a defined scope of recommended work. Without that documentation, the biggest rebates are simply unavailable.

This is why the audit pays for itself twice. First through the energy savings its recommendations produce, and second by qualifying you for rebates and tax credits that can offset a substantial share of the improvement costs. Homeowners who skip the audit and hire a contractor directly often miss incentives they were entitled to, simply because the baseline was never established.

Salt River Project runs its own set of home energy programs, historically including home energy assessments and rebates for measures such as duct testing and sealing, insulation, shade screens, smart thermostats, and AC tune-ups. SRP also offers demand and time-of-use plans where shifting load away from the peak lowers your bill.

If SRP serves your home, we confirm the current program offers and match them to your audit's recommendations, then prepare the documentation you'll submit. As with APS, SRP's exact rebate amounts shift annually, so we verify what's live for your address and point you to srpnet.com for confirmation. For homes on an SRP demand plan, we specifically flag the fixes that reduce peak demand, since those savings are easy to overlook.

On top of utility rebates, the federal 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit rewards efficiency work. A qualifying home energy audit is eligible for a credit historically worth up to $150, and the improvements the audit recommends — insulation, air sealing, and certain equipment — carry their own additional credits subject to annual limits.

We provide an itemized report suitable for your tax records so you have the documentation to claim what you're entitled to. Tax rules and credit amounts change, and eligibility depends on your situation, so we always recommend confirming current limits with a tax professional or IRS guidance before you file. The key point is that the credit and the utility rebates stack — you don't have to choose.