{
 "utility": "Southwestern Electric Power Co",
 "utility_legal_name": "Southwestern Electric Power Co",
 "eia_id": 17698,
 "state": "AR",
 "state_name": "Arkansas",
 "url": "https://meterwise.app/ar/southwestern-electric-power-co/heat-pump-vs-furnace/",
 "markdown_url": "https://meterwise.app/ar/southwestern-electric-power-co/heat-pump-vs-furnace/index.md",
 "json_url": "https://meterwise.app/data/v1/utilities/ar/southwestern-electric-power-co.json",
 "json_path": "data/v1/utilities/ar/southwestern-electric-power-co.json",
 "updated": "2026-11-10",
 "zip_codes_served": 99,
 "quick_answer": "As of November 2026, for a typical 1,800 sq ft gas-heated home on Southwestern Electric Power Co electricity rates in Arkansas that needs a new furnace and AC: A heat pump comes out ahead here even with a high quote: about $8,200 less than a new furnace and AC over 15 years at typical prices, and $550 a year less to run.",
 "verdict": "heat pump ahead at any quote",
 "verdict_code": "always",
 "assumptions": {
  "floor_area_sqft": 1800,
  "insulation": "average",
  "scenario": "furnace and AC both need replacing",
  "heating_fuel": "gas",
  "lifetime_years": 15
 },
 "electricity": {
  "price_per_kwh_typical_bill": 0.125,
  "winter_extra_kwh_price": 0.0954,
  "state_average_per_kwh": 0.1356,
  "vs_state_average_pct": -8,
  "source": "utility tariff (U.S. Utility Rate Database)",
  "tariff": "Residential Service",
  "tariff_effective": "2025-10-30",
  "note": "Electricity: Residential Service tariff for Southwestern Electric Power Co, effective 2025-10-30, from the U.S. Utility Rate Database, applied tier by tier to the extra kWh."
 },
 "climate": {
  "station": "Bentonville 4 S",
  "heating_degree_days": 4186,
  "cooling_degree_days": 1398,
  "normals": "NOAA 1991-2020"
 },
 "heating_fuel": {
  "default": "gas",
  "price_per_therm_gas": 2.083,
  "local_mix": {
   "electric": 0.473,
   "gas": 0.421,
   "oil": 0.001,
   "other": 0.047,
   "propane": 0.057
  }
 },
 "heat_pump": {
  "option": "Heat pump (replaces both)",
  "annual_saving_vs_like_for_like": 550,
  "break_even_quote_gap": 8245
 },
 "options": [
  {
   "id": "like",
   "option": "New gas furnace + new AC",
   "installed_typical": 10281,
   "installed_low": 8046,
   "installed_high": 12516,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 1073,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 1989,
   "fuel_per_year": "400 therms",
   "total_15_years": 26378
  },
  {
   "id": "hp",
   "option": "Heat pump (replaces both)",
   "installed_typical": 10281,
   "installed_low": 7152,
   "installed_high": 13410,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 523,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 4939,
   "fuel_per_year": null,
   "total_15_years": 18133
  },
  {
   "id": "hp_cold",
   "option": "High-efficiency cold-climate heat pump",
   "installed_typical": 13410,
   "installed_low": 9834,
   "installed_high": 17880,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 410,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 3898,
   "fuel_per_year": null,
   "total_15_years": 19563
  }
 ],
 "rebates_checked": false,
 "rebate_programs": [],
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "citation": "MeterWise, \"Heat pump vs. gas furnace and AC on Southwestern Electric Power Co rates (AR)\", updated 2026-11-10, https://meterwise.app/ar/southwestern-electric-power-co/heat-pump-vs-furnace/"
}