Additional resources & links
Following is a list of resources that our team used in compiling this report, as well as a series of links that provide additional information on renewable energy goals, permitting, and requirements, at the state, local, and federal level.
Arizona utility requirements and state incentives
Database of all Renewable Energy Incentives in Arizona – includes up-to-date information on state, utility, and local incentives for renewable energy installations
http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program?state=AZ
Arizona State Renewable Energy Standards and Tariff (REST) – the Arizona requirement for utilities to provide a percentage of their electricity from renewables
http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/268
http://www.azcc.gov/divisions/utilities/electric/environmental.asp
Arizona Governor’s Office of Energy Policy
http://www.azenergy.gov/
Arizona Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit – this is an individual or corporate income tax credit of $0.01-$0.04/kWh for renewable energy generation systems installed between 2010 and 2021. The credit lasts for ten years from the system installation.
http://www.azdor.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=FW9Ym9tAbMg%3D
Arizona Commercial / Industrial Solar Energy Tax Credit – this is a credit of up to 10% or $25,000 of system installation costs for solar generation facilities on commercial sites.
http://www.azcommerce.com/incentives/commercialindustrial-solar
Arizona Residential Solar and Wind Energy Systems Tax Credit – this is a credit of up to $1000 or 25% of system installation costs for solar or wind generation facilities on residential sites.
http://www.azdor.gov/Portals/0/Brochure/543.pdf
Federal policies, incentives, and land management
Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC)
http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/734
Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
http://energy.gov/savings/business-energy-investment-tax-credit-itc
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) overview from U.S. EPA
http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/gpmarket/rec.htm
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy
Information on Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs)
http://energy.gov/savings/clean-renewable-energy-bonds-crebs
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona information about renewable energy projects, policies and permitting
http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/energy/clearinghouse.html
BLM Arizona Energy and Transmission Projects Map
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/az/pdfs/energy.Par.18131.File.dat/AZSolar_Wind_Map.pdf
Proposed Projects on BLM Arizona land
http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/energy/solar/prop-projs.html
U.S. Energy Information Agency Arizona Profile
http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=az
County ordinances & energy elements
Pima County Ordinance and Amendments
http://webcms.pima.gov/government/county_administrator/policies_ordinances_and_procedures
Yuma County Energy Element
http://www.yumacountyaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=14065
Maricopa County Solar Zoning Ordinance
http://www.maricopa.gov/planning/BuildingServices/PhotovoltaicSystem.aspx
Navajo County Wind Energy Ordinance
http://www.navajocountyaz.gov/Departments/Planning-and-Zoning/Wind-Energy-Ordinance
Coconino County Comprehensive Plan Energy Element
http://www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2993
La Paz Comprehensive Plan (Updated 2010)
http://www.co.la-paz.az.us/2010_La%20Paz%20County%20Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf
Cochise Zoning Regulations
http://cochise.az.gov/cochise_planning_zoning_article.aspx?id=1146#article1823
State
Arizona Solar Map
http://www.arizonagoessolar.org/SolarMap.aspx
Arizona Permitting and Development PowerPoint from Arizona Game and Fish Department
http://www.azgfd.gov/inside_azgfd/documents/RenewableEnergyCommPresent.pdf
Guidelines for Solar Energy Development from Arizona Game and Fish Department
http://www.azgfd.gov/hgis/documents/FinalSolarGuidelines03122010.pdf
Guidelines for Wind Energy Development from Arizona Game and Fish Department
http://www.azgfd.gov/hgis/pdfs/windenergyguidelines.pdf
Military
Department of Defense Sustainability Website
http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/1010_energy/
U.S. Air Force Energy Initiatives
http://www.af.mil/energyinitiatives.aspx
U.S. Navy Task Force Energy
http://greenfleet.dodlive.mil/energy/task-force-energy/
U.S Army Office of Energy Initiatives
http://www.asaie.army.mil/Public/ES/oei/
Army National Guard
http://www.army.mil/standto/archive_2014-01-09
Industry associations
Solar Energy Industries Association– Major Solar Projects
http://www.seia.org/research-resources/major-solar-projects-list
American Wind Energy Association– Market Reports
http://www.awea.org/marketreports
Solar Energy Industries Association– U.S. Solar Market Insight 2012 Year in Review
http://www.seia.org/research-resources/us-solar-market-insight-2012-year-review
Native American renewable energy development resources and reports
U.S. Department of Energy Tribal Energy Program
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
http://energy.gov/indianenergy/office-indian-energy-policy-and-programs
Military Base Off-taker Opportunities for Tribal Renewable Energy Projects from NREL
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/57501.pdf
Geospatial Analysis of Renewable Energy Technical Potential on Tribal Lands from NREL
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/56641.pdf