APS - Renewable Energy Incentive Program (Arizona)

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Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Financial Incentive Program

Place	Arizona
Name	APS - Renewable Energy Incentive Program
Incentive Type	Utility Rebate Program
Applicable Sector	Commercial, Residential
Eligible Technologies	Anaerobic Digestion, Biomass, Daylighting, Geothermal Electric, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Landfill Gas, Other Distributed Generation Technologies, Photovoltaics, Small Hydroelectric, Solar Pool Heating, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Solar Water Heat, Wind, Solar HVAC
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	Utility
Energy Category	Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
Amount	Residential and Small Commercial PV (up to 25 kW): $0.10/watt-DC Residential Solar Water Heating: $0.40/kWh-displaced Residential Solar Space Heating: $0.50/kWh-displaced Residential Geothermal Space Heating: $0.80/kWh savings Residential and Small Commercial Wind: $2.25/W-DC Commercial Solar Water Heating (Small Systems): $0.68/kWh savings based on OG-300 rating Commercial Solar Water Heating (Large Systems): $0.41/kWh savings based on OG-100 rating Commercial Solar Pool Heating: $0.09/kWh displaced Commercial Solar Process / Space Cooling: $0.90/kWh displaced Commercial Solar Process / Space Heating: $0.41/kWh displaced Commercial Solar Daylighting: $0.18/kWh displaced Commercial Geothermal Process / Space Cooling: $0.90/kWh displaced PV installed on Schools: $0.09/kWh (15 years) or $0.085/kWh (20 years)
Equipment Requirements	Domestic solar water heating systems must be tested and certified to the OG- 300 standard by the SRCC or an APS approved NRTL or ANSI and have a rating that is accompanied by the certified system design schematic. Large solar water heating and other solar thermal panels must be OG-100 certified.
Funding Source	RES Surchage
Installation Requirements	PV systems must be installed by a licensed contractor holding one or more of the following certifications with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors: C-11, K-11, L-11. SWH systems must be installed by a licensed contractor holding one or more of the following certifications with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, C-37, C-37R, K-77, K-78, L-77, L-78.
Maximum Incentive	Residential systems: $50,000 or 50% of system costs, whichever is less Commercial systems: $75, 000 or 40% of system costs, whichever is less
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits	APS
Program Administrator	Arizona Public Service Company
Website	http://www.aps.com/main/green/choice/solar/default.html
References	DSIRE

Summary

Note: The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) recently approved modifications to some elements of this program. Performance-based incentives, which had previously been available for larger renewable energy systems have been terminated. Only upfront incentives for smaller systems are now available.

Through the Renewable Incentive Program, Arizona Public Service (APS) offers customers who install various renewable energy systems the opportunity to sell the renewable energy credits (RECs) associated with the energy generated to APS. APS uses the RECs to demonstrate compliance with the state'sRenewable Energy Standard (RES). The solar technologies eligible for a rebate include photovoltaic (PV), solar hot water, solar HVAC and solar daylighting systems. Up-front incentives for PV may be de-rated based on expected performance. All electricity-producing systems must be connected to the grid.

See web site above for complete details.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Credit Purchase Program Customer Service Line
Department	Arizona Public Service Company
Division	Solar Energy Services
Address	Mail Station 3161
Address 2	P.O. Box 53933
Place	Phoenix, Arizona
Zip/Postal Code	85072-3999
Phone	(602) 328-1924
Email	renewables@aps.com

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.

References

Rebates Grants Solar Photovoltaic Incentives

PV Residential $/KW	$100
PV Commercial $/KW	$100
PV Non-profit $/KW	$100
PV Rating	DC
PV Residential % Max	50%
PV Commercial % Max	40%
PV Non-profit % Max	40%
PV Residential Max $	$50,000
PV Commercial Max $	$75,000
PV Non-profit Max $	$75,000

Rebates Grants Solar Pool Heating Incentives

Pool Commercial Max $	$75,000
Pool Non-profit Max $	$75,000
Pool Commercial % Eligible Costs Max	40%
Pool Non-profit % Eligible Costs Max	40%
Pool Commercial Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.09
Pool Non-profit Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.09
Pool Number of Years Applies	1

Rebates Grants Solar Space Heating Incentives

SSH Residential % Max	50%
SSH Commercial % Max	40%
SSH Non-profit % Max	40%
SSH Residential Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.50
SSH Commercial Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.41
SSH Non-profit Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.41
SSH Residential Number of Years Applies	1
SSH Commercial Number of Years Applies	1
SSH Commercial Max $	$75,000
SSH Non-profit Max $	$75,000

Rebates Grants Solar Water Heating Incentives

SWH Commercial Max $	$75,000
SWH Non-profit Max $	$75,000
SWH Residential % Max	50%
SWH Commercial % Max	40%
SWH Non-profit % Max	40%
SWH Residential Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.40
SWH Commercial Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.68
SWH Non-profit Performance-based incentive $/KWh	$0.68
SWH Residential Number of Years Applies	1
SWH Commercial Number of Years Applies	1

Rebates Grants Wind Incentives

Wind Residential $/KW	$2,250
Wind Commercial $/KW	$2,250
Wind Non-profit $/KW	$2,250
Wind Rating	DC
Wind Residential % Max	50%
Wind Commercial % Max	40%
Wind Non-profit % Max	40%
Wind Residential Max $	$50,000
Wind Commercial Max $	$75,000
Wind Non-profit Max $	$75,000

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.

References