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Residential Solar and Renewable Incentives

System Type	Up-front Incentive with 20 Year REC Agreement	Sample Incentive	Additional Information
Photovoltaic Solar Panels	More details
Grid tied	Up to $0.75/watt Current funding availability		The incentive amount for PV systems may be adjusted if the expected performance of the system is lowered due to shading of the PV panels or installation of the panels at a less than optimal direction or angle. Adjustments are detailed in the PV incentive adjustment chart.
Off grid	Up to $1.50/watt Current funding availability		The incentive amount for PV systems may be adjusted if the expected performance of the system is lowered due to shading of the PV panels or installation of the panels at a less than optimal direction or angle. Adjustments are detailed in the PV incentive adjustment chart.

Solar Water Heating	More details
	$0.50/kWh savings** Current funding availability	Water heater with first year savings of 1800 kWh based on OG-300 rating. $0.50 x 1800 kWh = $900 incentive	The customer contribution to the cost of the water heating system must be at least 15 percent of the project cost before APS incentives and all available Federal and State tax credits have been applied.

Solar Space Heating	More details
	$0.50/kWh savings** Current funding availability		Solar space heating incentives are based on the first year estimated kWh savings your system provides. Using equipment information provided by your installer, the APS calculation procedure will convert the estimated BTUs your system will produce during its first year of operation into kWh savings. Those kWh savings are then multiplied by $0.50 per kWh to figure your incentive payment. This procedure is typically completed for you by your installer. More information and a list of variables needed for the calculation is available by e-mailing renewables@aps.com.

Geothermal	More details
Electric generation	$0.45/watt Current funding availability
Space heating	$0.80/watt		APS must review the project details with the contractor or installer to validate the energy output of the system.

Wind Energy	More details
Grid tied	$2.25/watt Current funding availability	5000 watt (5 kW) Grid Tied system installed. $2.25 x 5000 watts = $11,250 incentive
Off grid	$1.80/watt Current funding availability

To qualify for APS incentives, the equipment must be purchased and installed within 180 days of APS's approval of the reservation application.

Up-front Incentives cannot exceed 50 percent of the total system cost (before any state and federal tax credits are applied) and are capped at 25kW.

The renewable incentive program is funded by APS customers and is approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Forms & Resources
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