SRP Cool Cash in Chandler (2026): What the Rebate Pays on a New AC, by House

If you're replacing an AC in Chandler in 2026, there is one utility rebate left, and it depends on whose name is on your electric bill. Most of Chandler is SRP. SRP still pays Cool Cash: $75 to $225 per ton on a qualifying new system. Some Chandler addresses are on APS, and APS ended its AC rebate on January 1, 2026. Here's what that means for your house. We handle AC repair and replacement in Chandler and file the rebate on every qualifying install.

Step one: look at your bill

Your utility is set by your address, not your city. Chandler is mostly SRP, with pockets served by APS. The logo at the top of your electric bill settles it.

• SRP: keep reading. You have a rebate.
• APS: no equipment rebate in 2026. Here's what APS customers can still use.

If a quote shows a rebate and the contractor never asked which utility you have, that line is a guess.

What Cool Cash pays

It's paid per ton of the new system, by compressor type.

Columns: single-stage ($75/ton), two-stage ($150/ton), variable-capacity ($225/ton).

What that looks like on a Chandler house

Single-story in west Chandler, one 4-ton system. Single-stage gets $300. Variable-capacity gets $900.

Two-story in Ocotillo or Fulton Ranch, two systems. Each system files its own claim. A 3-ton upstairs and a 4-ton downstairs, both variable-capacity: $675 + $900 = $1,575. SRP allows up to five systems per customer.

Replacing only the upstairs unit. Still qualifies, as long as that system is replaced as a complete matched set.

The rules that get Chandler claims rejected

1. Both halves have to be new. A new outdoor unit on the old attic coil does not qualify. The system has to be AHRI-matched.
2. 15.2 SEER2 or higher. Below that, nothing.
3. It has to replace an existing system. New construction doesn't count.
4. Single-stage needs a Manual J load calculation filed with the application. We run one on every install anyway.
5. Participating contractor. We are one.
6. Six months to file after install. The program covers systems installed before April 30, 2027.

A mini-split in a casita qualifies. One in a garage doesn't.

Rules and amounts can change. We confirm the current program the week we quote. Source: SRP Cool Cash. The full rule-by-rule version is in our SRP Cool Cash guide.

Don't let the rebate pick the system

The jump from single-stage to variable-capacity is worth $600 on a 4-ton. That helps, but it doesn't cover the price difference between tiers. Pick the system on the house: load calculation first, duct check second, equipment third. On a two-story with a hot upstairs, fix the ducts before sizing anything.

What systems cost before the rebate: AC replacement cost in Chandler.

What we do with it

The expected rebate goes on your quote as its own line. We file the application with the AHRI number, both model numbers and the paid invoice. The City of Chandler mechanical permit is ours to pull too. You don't fill out anything.