Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2026

ARHVACR NewsMagazine May2026

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Stack Your Earnings with Trade Ally Incentives Remember, every qualifying furnace install includes:

Affordable Housing Qualifications:

Customer must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

Homeowner

• $100 per install for contractors

• Be 65 years of age or older (applicant or spouse) • Qualify for LIHEAP energy assistance • Qualify based on household income (see chart below) Tenant or Property Management Company • Tenant qualifies for Section 8 housing • Tenant or tenants’ spouse is 65 years of age or older • Tenant qualifies for LIHEAP energy assistance • Tenant qualifies based on household income (see chart below)

Over time, these incentives can become a significant revenue stream that directly helps your business growth.

Equipment Requirements

To qualify:

• Equipment must be listed on AHRI or ENERGY STAR .

See ahridirectory.org or energystar.gov/products

• Efficiency ratings must meet program requirements • Must be installed in eligible natural gas applications (Note: Electric-to-gas conversions are not eligible) The Bottom Line: Upgrade the System, Upgrade Your Business

With households with more than six

Summit Utilities’ rebate program is

people, an additional $13,306 per household member must be added to the minimum household annual income of $106,483. For example, a household of seven people must have a household income of no more than $119,789. The Affordable Housing offering opens the door to:

designed to help contractors:

• Sell higher-efficiency equipment

Increase average job margins

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• Earn additional incentives for installations • Deliver better solutions and more comfort to customers

• More high-efficiency sales closed

Grow your bottom line

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Larger project opportunities

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By leveraging the full rebate tier structure — from 90% all the way to 97%

Bigger bottom line impact

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