Arizona Poised to Expand Renewable Energy 15% by 2025

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http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=46357

Phoenix, Arizona On Friday, October 27, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) will vote on a proposed rule that would require 15% of electricity sold by utilities to come from renewable energy resources like wind, geothermal and biomass by 2025. If adopted, the new Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff also makes specific provisions for distributed generation, which could result in up to 2,000 MW of solar on Arizona roofs.

According to Adam Browning, executive director of The Vote Solar Initiative, if the more aggressive Renewable Energy Standard is adopted it will position Arizona -- with its abundant solar resources -- as the second largest solar program in the U.S.

"This would put Arizona in the top two or three states in the country in terms of solar, right behind California mand potentially ahead of New Jersey," said Browning.

Funding for the Renewable Energy Standard will be provided through a tariff assessment of $0.004988 per kilo-watt hour (kWh) with monthly impacts capped at $1.05 for residential customers, $39 for small commercial, and $117 for large commercial. The proposed rules also allow for new and emerging technologies to be added as they become feasible.

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[FREEWILL56]

1. Are those figures correct?

They seem to be a tad too low to me for both the residential return rates and the 2,000 MW by 2025. I believe the 2,000 MW may be what 15% may be in today's standards as in the year 2025 energy consumption will be out of sight along with an increased population for the state.