Section R14-2-1806. Extra Credit Multipliers

A.      Renewable Energy Credits derived from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources installed after December 31, 2005, shall not be eligible for Extra Credit Multipliers.

B.       The extra Renewable Energy Credits resulting from any appli- cable multiplier shall be added to the Renewable Energy Cred- its produced by the Eligible Renewable Energy Resource to determine the total Renewable Energy Credits that may be used to meet an Affected Utility’s Annual Renewable Energy Requirement.

C.      “Early Installation Extra Credit Multiplier.” Affected Utilities acquiring Renewable Energy Credits from a Solar Electricity Resource, a Solar Water Heater, a Solar Space Cooling system,

Corporation Commission – Fixed Utilities

a Landfill Gas Generator, a Wind Generator, or a Biomass Electricity Generator that was installed and began operations between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003, shall be eli- gible for an Early Installation Extra Credit Multiplier. Renew- able Energy Credits derived from such facilities and acquired by Affected Utilities shall be eligible for five years following the facility’s operational start-up. The multiplier shall vary according to the year in which the system began operating:

2001                .3

2002                .2

2003                .1

D.      “In-state Power Plant Installation Extra Credit Multiplier.” Affected Utilities acquiring Renewable Energy Credits from a Solar Electricity Resource that was installed in Arizona on or before December 31, 2005, shall be eligible for an In-state Power Plant Installation Extra Credit Multiplier. The Renew- able Energy Credits derived from such a facility and acquired by an Affected Utility shall be multiplied by .5 annually for the life of the facility. The extra Renewable Energy Credits resulting from the multiplier shall be added to the Renewable Energy Credits produced by the Eligible Renewable Energy Resource to determine the total Renewable Energy Credits that may be used to meet an Affected Utility’s Annual Renewable Energy Requirement.

E.       “In-state Manufacturing and Installation Content Extra Credit Multiplier.” Affected Utilities acquiring Renewable Energy Credits from a Solar Electricity Resource, a Solar Water Heater, a Solar Space Cooling system, a Landfill Gas Genera- tor, a Wind Generator, or a Biomass Electricity Generator that was installed in Arizona on or before December 31, 2005, and that contains components manufactured in Arizona shall be eligible for an In-state Manufacturing and Installation Content Extra Credit Multiplier. The Renewable Energy Credits derived from such a facility and acquired by an Affected Util- ity shall be multiplied annually for the life of the facility by a factor determined by multiplying .5 times the percent of Ari- zona content of the total installed plant.

F.       “Distributed Solar Electric Generator and Solar Incentive Pro- gram Extra Credit Multiplier.” Affected Utilities acquiring Renewable Energy Credits from a Distributed Solar Electric Generator that was installed in Arizona on or before December 31, 2005, shall be eligible for a Distributed Solar Electric Gen- erator and Solar Incentive Program Extra Credit Multiplier if the facility meets at least two of the following criteria:

1.        The facility is installed on customer premises,

2.        The facility is included in any Affected Utility’s approved Green Pricing program,

3.        The facility is included in any Affected Utility’s approved Net Metering or Net Billing program,

4.        The facility is included in any Affected Utility’s approved solar leasing program, or

5.        The facility is owned by and located on an Affected Util- ity’s property or customer property. The Renewable Energy Credits derived from such a facility and acquired by an Affected Utility shall be multiplied by .5 annually for the life of the facility. Meters will be attached to each solar electric generator and read at least once annually to verify solar performance.

G.      All multipliers are additive, except that the maximum com- bined Extra Credit Multiplier shall not exceed 2.0.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R.

2389, effective August 14, 2007 (Supp. 07-2).