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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| AZ Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) | |
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| Type of Incentive | Environmental Regulations |
| Eligible States | AZ |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | Biogas, Biomass, Hydrogen, LFG, Other |
| Eligible Project Size | All (MW) |
| Critical Information | Arizona's renewable energy standard tariff (REST) rules, which were ruled as constitutional on June 15, 2007, require utilities to increase their total renewable energy mix from 1.75 percent in 2008 to 15 percent by 2025. The requirements accelerate over time with 2.5 percent by 2010 to 5 percent by 2015, 10 percent by 2020, and 30 percent in 2025. Renewably fueled CHP is specifically identified as an eligible resource. REST also requires that 5 percent of each utility's renewable energy must come from customer-side sources in 2007, growing to 30 percent by 2012. One-half of the distributed renewable energy requirement must come from residential applications and the remaining one-half from nonresidential, non-utility applications. The RPS applies to any public service corporation serving retail electric load in Arizona but excludes any utility distribution company with more than half of its customers located outside of Arizona. |
| Start Date | 11/14/2006 |
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| Additional Information | A utility may use bundled RECs acquired in any year to meet its annual requirement. |
| Web Site | http://www.cc.state.az.us/divisions/utilities/electric/environmental.asp |
| Additional Web Site | http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/ incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=AZ03R&state=AZ&CurrentPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1 |
| Primary Contact | Ray Williamson Utilities Division 1200 West Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 U.S.A. Ray Williamson (rwilliamson@cc.state.az.us) (602) 542-0828 |