Small Wind Electric Systems: An Arizona Consumer's Guide

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Small Wind Electric SystemsArizona Incentives for Small WindSales Tax ExemptionWind energy equipment purchased from a retailer ora contractor is exempt from state sales tax.Qualifying wind systems include wind electricgenerators and wind-powered water pumps. Thesales tax exemption does not apply to equipmentlike batteries and controls that is not part of thesystem. A cap of $5,000 applies to the system costrather than each energy device. The exemptionends December 31, 2010.www.azsolarcenter.com/benefits/solarsalestax.htmlAuthority 1: ARS 42-5061: www.dsireusa.org/library/docs/incentives/AZ08F.htmAuthority 2: HB 2322: www.dsireusa.org/library/docs/incentives/AZ08Fa.htmPersonal Tax CreditResidential consumers may take a credit againsttheir personal income tax in the amount of 25% ofthe cost of a wind energy device. The credit can beclaimed in the year of installation and has amaximum allowable limit of $1,000. If the amount ofthe credit exceeds a taxpayer’s liability in a certainyear, the unused portion of the credit may be carriedforward for up to five years.www.revenue.state.az.us/brochure/543.pdfAuthority 1: ARS 43-1083: www.dsireusa.org/library/docs/incentives/AZ01F.htmContact:Jim ArwoodArizona Department of CommerceEnergy Office1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 220Phoenix, AZ 85007Phone: (602) 771-1144Fax: (602) 771-1203E-mail: jima@azcommerce.comwww.commerce.state.az.us/Energy/default.aspInterconnection StandardsAlthough Arizona's utilities have individuallydeveloped distributed generation (DG) interconnectionagreements, statewide interconnectionrules have not been established. In 1998–1999, theArizona Corporation Commission (ACC) conveneda DG working group to establish recommendationsto the ACC on interconnection. Although the DGworking group report was released in June 2000, theACC has not adopted any interconnection rules. Acopy of the DG working group report may be viewedat www.dsireusa.org/library/docs/additionaldocs/AZFinalWorkingGroupRpt600.pdf.The Salt River Project (SRP), which is not regulatedby the ACC on utility matters, developed its DGinterconnection rules and agreement based on theACC working group document. Its agreementestablishes separate requirements for units basedon the following size classes:(a) Class I: 50 kW or less, single- or three-phase(b) Class II: 51 kW to 300 kW, three-phase(c) Class III: 301 kW to 5 MW, three-phase(d) Class IV: over 5 MW, three-phaseThe SRP rules include technical protectionrequirements, an interconnection process flow chart,and a two-page interconnection application. A copyof the SRP DG interconnection rules may be viewedat www.dsireusa.org/library/docs/additionaldocs/AZSRPInterconnectionGuidelines.pdfTucson Electric Power and Arizona Public Service,the other two major electric utilities in Arizona, havealso established their own interconnection rules fordistributed generators, including wind. Commercial,industrial, and residential customers are eligible.These standards are not specific to net-meteredsystems.Contact:Jerry SmithArizona Corporation Commission1200 W. Washington StreetPhoenix, AZ 85007Phone: (602) 542-7271Fax: (602) 542-2129E-mail: jds@cc.state.az.usWeb site: www.cc.state.az.us/Dr. Tom Acker or Dr. Earl DuqueSustainable Energy SolutionsNorthern Arizona UniversityP.O. Box 15600Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5600Phone: (928) 523-2380Fax: (928) 523-2300Web site: www.cba.nau.edu/ses/index.asp
Other ContactsJim ArwoodRenewable Energy CoordinatorArizona Department of Commerce Energy Office1700 W. Washington, Suite 220Phoenix, AZ 85007Phone (602) 771-1144Fax (480) 771-1202E-mail: jima@azcommerce.comCurtis FramelU.S. Department of EnergySeattle Regional Office800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3950Seattle, WA 98104-3122Phone: (206) 553-1004Fax: (206) 553-2200E-mail: Curtis.Framel@hq.doe.govWeb site: www.eere.energy.gov/sroWind Powering Americawww.windpoweringamerica.govA Strong Energy Portfolio for a Strong AmericaEnergy efficiency and clean, renewable energy will mean a stronger economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energyindependence for America. Working with a wide array of state, community, industry, and university partners, the U.S.Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in a diverse portfolio of energy technologies.Produced for the U.S. Department of Energy by theNational Renewable Energy Laboratory,a DOE national laboratoryDOE/GO-102004-1806 • May 2004For more information contact:EERE Information Center1-877-EERE-INF (1-877-337-3463)www.eere.energy.govPrinted with a renewable-source ink on paper containing at least 50% wastepaper, including 20% postconsumer waste.
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