The SRP cool roof rebate pays per square foot, with conditions
The SRP cool roof rebate pays 30 cents per square foot of installed cool roofing material, up to a maximum of 600 dollars, for permanent SRP residential electric customers. The roof must be low slope at 2:12 or shallower, and the product must be rated and labelled rather than merely described as reflective.
That specification is the part worth reading before the money. The rebate is not a discount on any light-coloured roof; it is tied to measured performance, a deadline and a warranty minimum, and a product that cannot evidence those does not qualify however white it looks.
This article covers who is eligible, what the product has to prove, the deadlines involved, the colour restrictions that can stop you using it, and the adjacent programmes that do and do not exist.
Eligibility is about the customer, the home and the slope
You must be a permanent SRP residential electric customer, which is the first thing to check because not every address in the Valley is served by SRP. Confirm who supplies your electricity before planning around any of this, since the programme is SRP’s alone.
The property can be a single-family home, detached or attached, an apartment, a condominium or a mobile home. The home must be cooled by central or mini-split refrigerated air conditioning, or by evaporative cooling, which is a condition people frequently overlook.
The roof itself must be low slope, 2:12 or shallower. That rules out the pitched tile roofs common across much of Scottsdale and points the programme squarely at flat and low-slope roofs, which locally means foam, coated and membrane systems.
New construction is excluded, as are garages, patios and other non-inhabitable space (SRP). The rebate is for improving an existing conditioned home rather than for finishing a new one.
The product has to carry a rating, not a description
This is the condition that disqualifies most of what gets offered. The material must be rated and labelled by the Cool Roof Rating Council, and it must meet one of three performance thresholds: a three-year Solar Reflectance Index of 86 or more, an initial solar reflectance of 0.83 or more, or a three-year solar reflectance of 0.70 or more.
The product warranty must also be a minimum of seven years. Taken together those requirements mean a specific labelled product with published figures rather than a general claim of reflectivity, which is a useful filter whether or not you end up claiming.
That gives you a question with a factual answer to put to any contractor: is this product CRRC rated and labelled, and what are its numbers. Anything that cannot be answered with figures is asking to be taken on trust, and the rebate will not accept trust either.
Which roof coating lasts in Arizona sun covers how acrylic, silicone and elastomeric systems differ, which is the choice sitting underneath this specification.
Two deadlines apply, and they are different
The installation must happen by April 30, 2027, which is the programme end date. Separately, the rebate must be submitted within six months of the installation date, which is the one most easily missed because it starts once the work is done and everyone has moved on.
SRP also states that the rules and rebate levels in effect on the installation date are the ones that apply. That matters if terms change between planning and completion, and it is a reason to confirm the current position with SRP directly rather than relying on anything written earlier, including this.
SRP may inspect, and the installer must be licensed by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors to install cool roofing, or the work may be done by the homeowner. Given that this is low-slope roof work, the practical reading of that second option is narrow.
The arithmetic is straightforward
The arithmetic is worth doing before you plan around the money, because the cap arrives sooner than people expect. SRP’s own worked example is a 1,500 square foot roof at 30 cents per square foot, giving 450 dollars, and the 600 dollar cap is reached at 2,000 square feet.
That tells you the rebate is a contribution rather than a subsidy. On a roof large enough to hit the cap it will cover a modest portion of a coating job, which means it is worth having but is rarely the reason to do the work.
The sensible way to treat it is as something that improves a decision you were already making. If a recoat is due, the rebate is a reason to choose a qualifying product. If it is not due, the rebate is not a reason to bring the work forward.
The energy saving figure comes with attribution
SRP cites the Environmental Protection Agency for the claim that cool roofing can reduce cooling demand by 10 to 15 percent. That is SRP’s citation of the EPA rather than a measurement of any particular house, and it is worth understanding as such.
What any individual home saves depends on its insulation, its ductwork, how it is cooled and how much of the roof area sits over conditioned space. A well-insulated house gains less from a cooler roof surface than a poorly insulated one, because the insulation is already doing that job.
The local climate is why the question is worth asking at all. At the Scottsdale Municipal Airport station, NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals average about 93 days a year at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and about 161 at or above 90 (NOAA NCEI).
Colour restrictions can override the whole idea
A cool roof means a reflective surface, and in practice reflective usually means light-coloured, which is exactly where a good many communities have something to say about it. Colour and material restrictions are set out in a community’s recorded documents, the declaration and any rules adopted under it, rather than by any general standard.
We cannot tell you what yours allow, and the only reliable route is to read the documents and ask the association before committing to a product. Doing that before ordering is considerably cheaper than discovering a restriction afterwards.
One thing worth knowing is that community documents are not the last word everywhere. Under Arizona law an association may not prohibit a solar energy device regardless of its documents, and may adopt only reasonable placement rules that do not prevent installation or impair functioning (Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1816).
That statute is about solar devices specifically and says nothing about roof colour. It is included as an illustration that statutory limits exist in some areas, which is a reason to ask rather than to assume, and a reason to take legal advice where real money turns on the answer.
A related SRP rebate covers attic insulation
SRP runs a separate insulation rebate that is worth knowing about alongside this one, because insulation and roof reflectivity address the same underlying problem from two different directions. It covers up to 75 percent of the cost of professionally installed attic insulation, up to a maximum of 600 dollars.
The conditions are specific: attic insulation only, an existing effective R-value below R-19 improved to R-38, an installer who is a participating SRP programme contractor, BPI-certified and licensed in Arizona, and air sealing combined with the work unless documented as unnecessary. New construction, attics over unconditioned areas and mobile homes are excluded (SRP).
The roughly 10 percent heating and cooling saving quoted on that page is SRP’s own claim with a qualifier attached, so treat it the same way as the cool roof figure. For many houses insulation is the better first spend, particularly where the existing level is low.
No federal roofing credit, and nothing claimed about APS
This is worth stating plainly, because the misconception is persistent and still turns up in quotes. The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, often called 25C, was available through December 31, 2025 and does not apply afterwards. Its covered envelope items were doors, windows and skylights, and insulation and air sealing. Roofing is not listed (IRS).
So there is no federal tax credit for roofing work as of 2026, and any quote that includes one is a reason to ask questions rather than to sign. That is worth stating plainly because the claim still circulates.
On APS we make no claim in either direction. We have not been able to fetch any APS roofing or insulation rebate page, so we do not say one exists and we do not say one does not. If APS supplies your address, ask them directly rather than relying on a third party.
Permits and the rest of the job
A coating or cool roof installation may or may not trigger a permit requirement depending on the scope, and that is a question for the city rather than for a general article. Do you need a permit to re-roof in Scottsdale? covers what to confirm and with whom.
Treat the rebate as one line in a larger decision rather than the decision itself. The condition of the roof beneath the coating is what determines whether coating is the right work at all, and a reflective product applied over an unsound surface buys a season.
Our guide to protecting a Scottsdale home from monsoon and heat covers where coating fits in the wider maintenance picture.
Where to start
Confirm that SRP actually serves your address, then confirm that your roof is 2:12 or shallower, because those two conditions between them decide eligibility before anything else on this page is worth investigating. Both are quick to establish and neither costs anything.
Then check your community’s documents for colour and material restrictions, and ask any contractor for the CRRC rating and label of the specific product proposed. Those two checks between them prevent almost every way this goes wrong.
If you would rather have someone look at it, Residential Roofing Scottsdale works across Scottsdale and the surrounding Valley. Call (480) 919-1173, or read our roof coating in Scottsdale page for what the work involves. Confirm current rebate terms with SRP directly before relying on them.
Frequently asked questions
These are the questions homeowners in this area ask most often about the cool roof rebate, which turns out to be considerably more conditional than the headline figure suggests. Each answer below should be confirmed with SRP directly, because programme terms change and the rules applied are those in force on the installation date.
How much is the SRP cool roof rebate?
It pays 30 cents per square foot of installed cool roofing material, up to 600 dollars. SRP’s own worked example is a 1,500 square foot roof giving 450 dollars, and the cap is reached at 2,000 square feet.
Does a tile roof qualify for the cool roof rebate?
Generally not, because the programme requires a low-slope roof of 2:12 or shallower. That points it at flat and low-slope roofs, which locally means foam, coated and membrane systems rather than the pitched tile common across much of the city.
What makes a product eligible for the rebate?
It must be CRRC rated and labelled and meet one of three thresholds: a three-year Solar Reflectance Index of 86 or more, an initial solar reflectance of 0.83 or more, or a three-year solar reflectance of 0.70 or more. The warranty must be at least seven years.
When does the SRP cool roof rebate end?
The installation must be completed by April 30, 2027, and the rebate must be submitted within six months of installation. SRP applies the rules in effect on the installation date, so confirm the current position with SRP directly.
Can an HOA stop me installing a cool roof?
Colour and material restrictions are set in a community’s recorded documents rather than by any general standard, so read yours and ask before ordering a product. Where significant money turns on the answer, it is worth taking legal advice.
Is there a federal tax credit for a new roof?
No. The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit covered doors, windows and skylights, and insulation and air sealing, and roofing was not among them. It was available through December 31, 2025 and does not apply to work placed in service afterwards.