State research · updated July 2026

Replacement Windows in Arkansas

Current incentive status, energy-code requirements, and local market research for Arkansas homeowners replacing windows and doors.

Rebates & incentives

The federal window tax credit (25C) ended for projects placed in service after December 31, 2025. If your windows were installed in 2025, you can still claim it on your 2025 return — but for new projects there is no federal window credit. State and utility programs are now the main source of window incentives.

Arkansas's IRA Home Energy Rebates are administered by the Arkansas Energy Office within the Department of Energy and Environment (E&E); DOE allocated roughly $105M, and the state targeted an early-2026 launch, but as of mid-2026 the rebates were not yet available to households. Windows generally qualify only through the whole-home HOMES modeled-savings track rather than as a standalone rebate. Confirm current status with the Arkansas Energy Office before relying on these rebates.

  • Entergy Arkansas / Entergy Solutions. Entergy Arkansas's Entergy Solutions program focuses on heat pumps, HVAC, and weatherization (insulation and air sealing) plus home energy assessments; it does not offer a standalone retail window rebate, and replacement windows are generally reached only through its income-qualified weatherization offering. (Entergy Arkansas / Entergy Solutions (entergyarkansas.com))
  • SWEPCO efficiency rebates. SWEPCO's residential efficiency rebates in Arkansas center on high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment and weatherization rather than windows; it does not advertise a standalone replacement-window rebate, so confirm eligibility before assuming window coverage. (SWEPCO (swepco.com))

Energy code

Arkansas's residential energy code is the 2014 Arkansas Energy Code, based on the 2009 IECC with state amendments, so code-minimum window specs are relatively dated; Little Rock permitting runs through the city's building codes division, and the hot-humid IECC zone 3A climate makes a low solar heat gain coefficient as important as U-factor for replacement windows.

Local market research in Arkansas