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Can my HOA stop me from getting solar?

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Notification of HOA Responsibilities:

It is the Customer’s/Homeowner’s responsibility to submit all paperwork related to their Home Owner Association (HOA).  Arizona Energy Pros will provide the homeowner with the necessary plans needed for submittal.  HOA’s general requirements are  A) Application, B) Approved Building Permit, C) A Building Packet including, but not limited to, a site plan showing equipment and panel placement.  Please check with your HOA office to confirm their specific requirements and notify our office in writing of documents required for architectural review by the HOA.

Arizona State Statute (pertaining to installation of PV on residences with HOA’s):

33-1816 Solar Energy Devices; reasonable restrictions, fees and costs.

a. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit the installation or use of a solar energy device as defined in section 44-1761.

b. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement of a solar energy device if those rules do not prevent the installation, impair the functioning of the device or restrict its use, or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device.

c. Notwithstanding any provision of the community documents, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against the board of directors of the association for a violation of this section.

ROC Complaints:

The property owner has a right to file a written complaint with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) for an alleged violation of section 32-1154, subsection A. The ROC phone number is (602)542-1525 or Toll Free outside Maricopa County within Arizona: 1-877-MY AZROC (1-877-692-9762). The ROC website is http://www.azroc.gov/. Complaints must be made in writing in the applicable time period as set forth in section 32-1155, subsection A.


Trico Electric Cooperative

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Trico Electric Cooperative

Trico – SunWatts Incentive Program

Last DSIRE Review: 08/01/2011
Program Overview:
State: Arizona
Incentive Type: Utility Rebate Program
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: Solar Water Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind
Applicable Sectors: Commercial, Residential
Amount: PV systems 10 kW or smaller: $1.50/watt DC
PV 10 kW – 1 MW: Performance-Based Incentive (competitive bid process)
Wind systems10 kW or smaller: $1.50/watt DC
PV 10 kW – 1 MW: Performance-Based Incentive (competitive bid process)
Solar water heaters: $0.40 per expected first year kWh savings
Eligible System Size: No restrictions specified
Equipment Requirements: PV and wind systems: Equipment must meet IEEE 929 standards, UL 1741 standards, and the NEC code; minimum 2-year warranty
Solar water heaters: Must be given an OG-300 rating by the National Solar Rating and Certification Corporation
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: Trico Electric Cooperative
Web Site: http://www.trico.coop/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i…
Summary:

SunWatts renewable energy rebate funds are temporarily exhausted. Trico is accepting rebate applications. All confirmed and approved applications are being placed on a rebate reservation list. When funding for the program becomes available, rebates will be paid according to one’s position on the reservation list AND a completed inspection. Applicants must complete their inspection within six months of their application date to maintain their reservation. Trico estimates the current wait time for rebate funding is approximately 12 months from the time of reserving a position on the reservation waiting list. 

Through the SunWatts Program, Trico Electric Cooperative offers residential and business customers a rebate for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind-energy systems. The up-front rebate for PV systems and wind systems up to 10 kilowatts (kW) is $1.50 per watt-DC. These Systems may also opt for a production based incentive of $.068493 per kilowatt-hr (kWh) to be paid over 10 years instead on the up-front incentive.  Systems sized 10.1 kW or greater are only eligible for a performance based incentive negotiated on a case-by-case basis.  Eligible PV and wind energy systems may be either grid-tied or off-grid. Trico Electric Cooperative offers net metering to customers with a qualifying system which provides retail credit for any energy generated and used by the facility and pays wholesale rates for excess energy not used. Excess energy payments are made yearly. Trico Electric Cooperative also provides rebates equal to $0.40 per expected first year of kilowatt-hour savings for OG-300-certified solar water heating systems.
Contact:

SunWatts Program
Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.
8600 W. Tangerine Road
Marana, AZ 85653
Phone: (520) 744-2944
E-Mail: sunwatts@trico.coop
Web Site: http://www.trico.coop

TEP Reduces Solar Rebate – 2012


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TEP is running out of money for it’s historically generous solar program. TEP announced that the rebate will like stay at it’s $0.75 per watt incentive level. That’s amongst the lowest rebate in the state.

Solar incentives offered by Tucson Electric Power Co. (TEP)—at least in terms of commercial installations—have really taken off. Meanwhile, residential installations under the incentive programs are still somewhat behind. As such, the utility is seeking to reduce the total amount of solar incentives it offers for commercial developments in 2012, while leaving the amount for residential installations the same. That’s despite proposing to spend $8 million more on solar in 2012 than in 2011.

Tucson Electric Power Co. is asking state regulators to lower subsidies for residential customers who install solar arrays, saying the utility is running out of funding for the rebates amid a surge in demand.

Nearly 1,100 local homeowners have reserved TEP’s SunShare rebates for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems this year, surpassing the total number of residential solar power systems completed over the previous nine years combined, TEP said.

Solar installers are wary of the reduced incentive plan and caution that the steep reduction in commercial incentives could hurt the market.

“When they’re trying to fulfill their mandate, it doesn’t seem to me it’s in the interest of the whole spirit of it to put the kibosh on commercial [development],” Charlie O’Dowd, president of Abco/Westcap Solar told the Arizona Daily Star.