APS - Solar Water Heating Incentive Program

July 08, 2019

Summary

Through the Renewable Incentive Program, Arizona Public Service (APS) offers customers who install solar water heating 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's Renewable Energy Standard (RES). While there are no longer any up-front incentives or production-based incentives available for grid-tied PV systems, APS offers a streamlined process to interconnect renewable distributed generation. Please see www.aps.com/dg for applications and resources.

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Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Arizona
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.aps.com/en/residential/renewableenergy/typesofsolar/Pages/solar-water-heating.aspx?src=qlsave
Administrator: Arizona Public Service Company
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Solar Water Heat
Incentive Amount: Residential Solar Water Heating: $0.30/kWh-displaced
Commercial Solar Water Heating (Small Systems): $0.30/kWh savings based on an OG-300 rating
Commercial Solar Water Heating (Large Systems): $0.30/kWh savings based on an OG-100 rating, and verified by an Energy Savings and Designed Output (ES&D) report
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
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 panels must be OG-100 certified.
Installation Requirements: 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.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: APS

Incentives

This program has 1 incentives
Technologies: Solar Water Heat
Sectors: Commercial, Residential, Federal Government
Parameters: The incentive is 0.30 $/first year kWh savings

Contact

Name: Customer Care Center
Organization: Arizona Public Service Company
Address: Mail Station 3161
Phoenix AZ 85072-3999
Phone: (855) 202-8341
Email: takechargeaz@aps.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.