South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative customers, Arkansas · Free service
CHESS Home Energy Solutions (South Central Arkansas Electric)
Run by South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative
South Central Arkansas Electric's CHESS program gives qualifying members a free home energy audit plus efficiency work by a certified technician, including duct and air sealing, A/C coil cleaning and up to $1,000 of insulation. Owners and renters can apply.
Amounts
How much you get
Free to members. Insulation work is covered up to $1,000. Members who don't qualify may be offered a home efficiency kit to pick up at the co-op office.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative residential members.
The co-op decides who qualifies from the home's square footage, its age and the past 12 months of energy use.
Renters can apply; the application asks for the landlord's name, phone and email.
What to doIf you rent, have your landlord's contact details ready for the application.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Apply online or call (870) 246-6701.
The form asks about your home's age, size, insulation, heating, water heater and ductwork.
- An energy auditor walks through the home.
Takes one to four hours depending on the home.
- You approve the recommended improvements.
- A certified technician makes them and leaves a written report.
Questions about applying(870) 246-6701
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does CHESS Home Energy Solutions (South Central Arkansas Electric) pay?
Kit sent at no cost. Free to members. Insulation work is covered up to $1,000. Members who don't qualify may be offered a home efficiency kit to pick up at the co-op office.
Do I need to be a South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative customers, Arkansas. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do renters qualify?
Renters can apply; the application asks for the landlord's name, phone and email. If you rent, have your landlord's contact details ready for the application.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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