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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1603 - Certificates of Convenience and Necessity

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Any Electric Service Provider intending to
				supply Competitive Services shall obtain a Certificate of Convenience and
				Necessity from the Commission pursuant to this Article. An Affected Utility
				need not apply for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to continue to
				provide electric service in its service area during the transition period set
				forth in
				R14-2-1604. A
				Utility Distribution Company providing Standard Offer Service, or services
				authorized in
				R14-2-1615,
				after January 1, 2001, need not apply for a Certificate of Convenience and
				Necessity. All other Affected Utility affiliates created in compliance with
				R14-2-1615(A)
				shall be required to apply for appropriate Certificates of Convenience and
				Necessity.
B. Any company desiring
				such a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity shall file with the Docket
				Control Center the required number of copies of an application. In support of
				the request for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, the following
				information must be provided:
1. A
				description of the electric services that the applicant intends to
				offer;
2. The proper name and
				correct address of the applicant, and
a. The
				full name of the owner if a sole proprietorship,
b. The full name of each partner if a
				partnership,
c. A full list of
				officers and directors if a corporation, or
d. A full list of the members if a limited
				liability corporation;
3. A tariff for each service to be provided
				that states the maximum rate and terms and conditions that will apply to the
				provision of the service;
4. A
				description of the applicant's technical ability to obtain and deliver
				electricity if appropriate and to provide any other proposed
				services;
5. Documentation of the
				financial capability of the applicant to provide the proposed services,
				including the most recent income statement and balance sheet, the most recent
				projected income statement, and other pertinent financial information. Audited
				information shall be provided if available;
6. A description of the form of ownership
				(for example, partnership, corporation);
7. For an applicant that is an affiliate of
				an Affected Utility, a statement of whether the Affected Utility has complied
				with the requirements of
				R14-2-1616,
				including the Commission Decision approving the Code of Conduct, where
				applicable; and
8. Such other
				information as the Commission or the staff may request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1604 - Competitive Phases

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A. At the date
				established under
				R14-2-1602(A),
				each Affected Utility shall make available at least 20% of its 1995 system
				retail peak demand for competitive generation supply on a first-come,
				first-served basis as further described in this rule. First-come, first-served,
				for the purpose of this rule, shall be determined for nonresidential customers
				by the date and time of an Electric Service Provider's filing of a Direct
				Access Service Request with the Affected Utility or Utility Distribution
				Company. The effective date of the Direct Access Service Request must be within
				60 days of the filing date of the Direct Access Service Request. Residential
				customer selection will be determined under approved residential phase-in
				programs as specified in subsection (B)(4).
1. All Affected Utility customers with single
				premise noncoincident peak demand load of 1 MW or greater will be eligible for
				competitive electric services upon the commencement of competition. Customers
				meeting this requirement shall be eligible for competitive services until at
				least 20% of the Affected Utility's 1995 system peak demand is served by
				competition.
2. Any class of
				customer may aggregate into a minimum combined load of 1 MW or greater within
				an Affected Utility's service territory and be eligible for competitive
				electric services. From the commencement of competition under
				R14-2-1602
				through December 31, 2000, aggregation of new competitive customers will be
				allowed until such time as at least 20% of the Affected Utility's 1995 peak
				demand is served by competitors.
3.
				Affected Utilities shall notify customers eligible under this subsection of the
				terms of the subsection no later than 60 days prior to the start of competition
				within its service territory.
4.
				Effective January 1, 2001, all Affected Utility customers irrespective of size
				will be eligible for Aggregation and Self-Aggregation. Aggregation and
				Self-Aggregation customers purchasing their electricity and related services at
				any time after the effective date of these rules must do so from a certificated
				Electric Provider as provided for in these rules.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1605 - Competitive Services

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Except as provided in
				  R14-2-1615(C),
				  Competitive Services shall require a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
				  and a tariff as described in
				  R14-2-1603.
				  A properly certificated Electric Service Provider may offer Competitive
				  Services under bilateral or multilateral contracts with retail
				  consumers.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1607 - Recovery of Stranded Cost of Affected Utilities

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A. The Affected Utilities shall take every
				reasonable, cost-effective measure to mitigate or offset Stranded Cost by
				reducing costs, expanding wholesale or retail markets, or offering a wider
				scope of permitted regulated utility services for profit, among
				others.
B. The Commission shall
				allow a reasonable opportunity for recovery of unmitigated Stranded Cost by
				Affected Utilities.
C. The Affected
				Utilities shall file estimates of unmitigated Stranded Cost on or before July
				1, 1999, or pursuant to Commission Order, whichever occurs first. Such
				estimates shall be fully supported by analyses and by records of market
				transactions undertaken by willing buyers and willing sellers.
D. An Affected Utility shall request
				Commission approval, on or before July 1, 1999, or pursuant to Commission
				Order, whichever occurs first, of distribution charges or other means of
				recovering unmitigated Stranded Cost. The filing may include a discounted
				stranded cost exit methodology that a consumer may choose to use to determine
				an amount due the Affected Utility in lieu of making monthly distribution
				charge or other payments.
E. The
				Commission shall, after hearing and consideration of analyses and
				recommendations presented by the Affected Utilities, staff, and intervenors,
				determine for each Affected Utility the magnitude of Stranded Cost, and
				appropriate Stranded Cost recovery mechanisms and charges. In making its
				determination of mechanisms and charges, the Commission shall consider at least
				the following factors:
1. The impact of
				Stranded Cost recovery on the effectiveness of competition;
2. The impact of Stranded Cost recovery on
				customers of the Affected Utility who do not participate in the competitive
				market;
3. The impact, if any, on
				the Affected Utility's ability to meet debt obligations;
4. The impact of Stranded Cost recovery on
				prices paid by consumers who participate in the competitive market;
5. The degree to which the Affected Utility
				has mitigated or offset Stranded Cost;
6. The degree to which some assets have
				values in excess of their book values;
7. Appropriate treatment of negative Stranded
				Cost;
8. The time period over which
				such Stranded Cost charges may be recovered. The Commission shall limit the
				application of such charges to a specified time period;
9. The applicability of Stranded Cost to
				interruptible customers.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1608 - System Benefits Charges

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Each Affected Utility or Utility Distribution Company shall file for Commission
				review non-bypassable rates or related mechanisms to recover the applicable
				pro-rata costs of System Benefits from all consumers located in the Affected
				Utility's or Utility Distribution Company's service area. Affected Utilities or
				Utility Distribution Companies shall file for review of the Systems Benefits
				Charge at least every three years. The amount collected annually through the
				System Benefits charge shall be sufficient to fund the Affected Utilities' or
				Utility Distribution Companies' Commission-approved System Benefits. Filings
				shall be made with the Commission through Docket Control.
B. Each Affected Utility or Utility
				Distribution Company shall provide adequate supporting documentation for its
				proposed rates for System Benefits.
C. An Affected Utility or Utility
				Distribution Company shall recover the costs of System Benefits only upon
				hearing and approval by the Commission of the recovery charge and mechanism.
				The Commission may combine its review of System Benefits charges with its
				review of filings pursuant to
				R14-2-1606.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1611 - Rates

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A. Market
				determined rates for Competitive Services, as defined in
				R14-2-1601
				shall be deemed to be just and reasonable.
B. Each Electric Service Provider selling
				services under this Article shall have on file with the Commission tariffs
				describing such services and maximum rates for those services, but the services
				may not be provided until the Commission has approved the tariffs.
C. Prior to January 1, 2001, competitively
				negotiated contracts governed by this Article customized to individual
				customers which comply with approved tariffs do not require further Commission
				approval. However, all such contracts whose term is one year or more and for
				service of 1 MW or more must be filed with the Director, Utilities Division,
				through the Compliance Section, as soon as practicable. If a contract does not
				comply with the provisions of the Load Serving Entity's approved tariffs, it
				shall not become effective without a Commission order. The provisions of such
				contracts shall be kept confidential by the Commission.
D. Contracts entered into on or after January
				1, 2001, which comply with approved tariffs need not be filed with the
				Director, Utilities Division. If a contract does not comply with the provisions
				of the Load Serving Entity's approved tariffs, it shall not become effective
				without a Commission order.
E. An
				Electric Service Provider holding a Certificate pursuant to this Article may
				price its Competitive Services, at or below the maximum rates specified in its
				filed tariff, provided that the price is not less than the marginal cost of
				providing the service.
F. Requests
				for changes in maximum rates or changes in terms and conditions of previously
				approved tariffs may be filed with the Commission through Docket Control. Such
				changes shall become effective only upon Commission approval.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1612 - Service Quality, Consumer Protection, Safety, and Billing Requirements

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A. Except as
				indicated elsewhere in this Article,
				R14-2-201
				through
				R14-2-212,
				inclusive, are adopted in this Article by reference. However, where the term
				"utility" is used in
				R14-2-201
				through
				R14-2-212,
				the term "utility" shall pertain to Electric Service Providers providing the
				services described in each subsection of
				R14-2-201
				through
				R14-2-212.
				R14-2-203(E)
				and
				R14-2-212(H)
				shall pertain only to Utility Distribution Companies.
B. The following shall not apply to this
				Article:
1.
										R14-2-202
				in its entirety,
2.
										R14-2-206
				in its entirety,
3.
										R14-2-207 in its
				entirety,
4.
										R14-2-212(F)(1),
5.
										R14-2-213,
6.
										R14-2-208(E) and
				(F).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1613 - Reporting Requirements

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A. Reports
				covering the following items, as applicable, shall be submitted to the
				Director, Utilities Division, through the Compliance Section, by Affected
				Utilities or Utility Distribution Companies and all Electric Service Providers
				granted a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity pursuant to this Article.
				These reports shall include the following information pertaining to competitive
				service offerings, Unbundled Services, and Standard Offer services in Arizona:
1. Type of services offered;
2. kW and kWh sales to consumers,
				disaggregated by customer class (for example, residential, commercial,
				industrial);
3. Revenues from sales
				by customer class (for example, residential, commercial, industrial);
4. Number of retail customers disaggregated
				as follows: residential, commercial/industrial under 21 kW,
				commercial/industrial 21 to 999 kW, commercial/industrial 1000 kW or more,
				agricultural (if not included in commercial), and other;
5. Retail kWh sales and revenues
				disaggregated by term of the contract (less than one year, one to four years,
				longer than four years), and by type of service (for example, firm,
				interruptible, other);
6. Amount of
				revenues from each type of Competitive Service and, if applicable, each type of
				Noncompetitive Service provided (using breakdown from
				R14-2-1612(O);
7. Value of all assets used to serve Arizona
				customers and accumulated depreciation;
8. Tabulation of Arizona electric generation
				plants owned by the Electric Service Provider broken down by generation
				technology, fuel type, and generation capacity;
9. The number of customers aggregated and the
				amount of aggregated load; and
10.
				Other data requested by staff or the Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1614 - Administrative Requirements

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A. Any
				Electric Service Provider certificated under this Article may file with the
				Commission, through Docket Control, proposed additional tariffs for Competitive
				Services at any time which include a description of the service, maximum rates,
				terms, and conditions.
B. Contracts
				filed pursuant to this Article shall not be open to public inspection or made
				public except on order of the Commission, or by the Commission or a
				Commissioner in the course of a hearing or proceeding.
C. The Commission may consider variations or
				exemptions from the terms or requirements of any of the rules in this Article
				upon the application of an affected party. The application must set forth the
				reasons why the public interest will be served by the variation or exemption
				from the Commission rules and regulations. Any variation or exemption granted
				shall require an order of the Commission. Where a conflict exists between these
				rules and an approved tariff or order of the Commission, the provisions of the
				approved tariff or order of the Commission shall apply.
D. The Commission may develop procedures for
				resolving disputes regarding implementation of retail electric
				competition.
E. Prior to October 1,
				1999, the Director, Utilities Division, shall implement a Consumer Education
				Program as approved by the Commission.
The Arizona
				  Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from
				  the Attorney General approval provisions of the Arizona Administrative
				  Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin
				  v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App.
				  1992)).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1615 - Separation of Monopoly and Competitive Services

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A. All competitive generation assets and
				competitive services shall be separated from an Affected Utility prior to
				January 1, 2001. Such separation shall either be to an unaffiliated party or to
				a separate corporate affiliate or affiliates. If an Affected Utility chooses to
				transfer its competitive generation assets or competitive services to a
				competitive electric affiliate, such transfer shall be at a value determined by
				the Commission to be fair and reasonable.
B. Beginning January 1, 2001, an Affected
				Utility or Utility Distribution Company shall not provide Competitive Services
				as defined in
				R14-2-1601.
1. This Section does not preclude an Affected
				Utility or Utility Distribution Company from billing its own customers for
				distribution service, or from providing billing services to Electric Service
				Providers in conjunction with its own billing, or from providing Meter Services
				and Meter Reading Services for Load Profiled residential customers. Nor does
				this Section preclude an Affected Utility or Utility Distribution Company from
				providing billing and collections, Metering and Meter Reading Service as part
				of the Standard Offer Service tariff to Standard Offer Service
				customers.
2. This Section does not
				preclude an Affected Utility or Utility Distribution Company from owning
				distribution and transmission primary voltage Current Transformers and
				Potential Transformers.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1616 - Code of Conduct

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A. If not
				previously filed, no later than 90 days after adoption of these Rules, each
				Affected Utility which plans to offer Noncompetitive Services and which plans
				to offer Competitive Services through its competitive electric affiliate shall
				propose a Code of Conduct to prevent anti-competitive activities. Each Affected
				Utility that is an electric cooperative, that plans to offer Noncompetitive
				Services, and that is a member of any electric cooperative that plans to offer
				Competitive Services shall also submit a Code of Conduct to prevent
				anti-competitive activities. All Codes of Conduct shall be filed in Docket
				Control and be subject to Commission approval after a hearing.
B. The Code of Conduct shall address the
				following subjects:
1. Appropriate procedures
				to prevent cross subsidization between the Utility Distribution Company and any
				competitive affiliates, including but not limited to the maintenance of
				separate books, records, and accounts;
2. Appropriate procedures to ensure that the
				Utility Distribution Company's competitive affiliate does not have access to
				confidential utility information that is not also available to other market
				participants;
3. Appropriate
				guidelines to limit the joint employment of personnel by both a Utility
				Distribution Company and its competitive affiliate;
4. Appropriate guidelines to govern the use
				of the Utility Distribution Company's name or logo by the Utility Distribution
				Company's competitive affiliate;
5.
				Appropriate procedures to ensure that the Utility Distribution Company does not
				give its competitive affiliate any preferential treatment such that other
				market participants are unfairly disadvantaged or discriminated
				against;
6. Appropriate policies to
				eliminate joint advertising, joint marketing, or joint sales by a Utility
				Distribution Company and its competitive affiliate;
7. Appropriate procedures to govern
				transactions between a Utility Distribution Company and its competitive
				affiliate; and
8. Appropriate
				policies to prevent the Utility Distribution Company and its competitive
				affiliate from representing that customers will receive better service as a
				result of the affiliation.
9.
				Complaints concerning violations of the Code of Conduct shall be processed
				under the procedures established in
				R14-2-212.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1617 - Disclosure of Information

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A.
				Each Load-Serving Entity providing either generation service or Standard Offer
				Service shall prepare a consumer information label that sets forth the
				following information:
1. Price to be charged
				for generation services,
2. Price
				variability information,
3.
				Customer service information,
4.
				Time period to which the reported information applies.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 16 - RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION › Section R14-2-1618 - Environmental Portfolio Standard

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A.
				Upon the effective implementation of a Commission-approved Environmental
				Portfolio Standard Surcharge tariff, any Load-Serving Entity selling
				electricity or aggregating customers for the purpose of selling electricity
				under the provisions of this Article must derive at least .2% of the total
				retail energy sold from new solar resources or environmentally-friendly
				renewable electricity technologies, whether that energy is purchased or
				generated by the seller. Solar resources include photovoltaic resources and
				solar thermal resources that generate electricity. New solar resources and
				environmentally-friendly renewable electricity technologies are those installed
				on or after January 1, 1997.
1. Electric
				Service Providers, that are not UDCs, are exempt from portfolio requirements
				until 2004, but could voluntarily elect to participate. ESPs choosing to
				participate would receive a pro rata share of funds collected from the
				Environmental Portfolio Surcharge delineated in
				R14-2-1618.A.2
				for portfolio purposes to acquire eligible portfolio systems or electricity
				generated from such systems.
2.
				Utility Distribution Companies would recover part of the costs of the portfolio
				standard through current System Benefits Charges, if they exist, including a
				re-allocation of demand side management funding to portfolio uses. Additional
				portfolio standard costs will be recovered by a customer Environmental
				Portfolio Surcharge on the customers' monthly bill. The Environmental Portfolio
				Surcharge shall be assessed monthly to every metered and/or non-metered retail
				electric service. This monthly assessment will be the lesser of $0.000875 per
				kWh or:
a. Residential Customers: $.35 per
				service,
b. Non-Residential
				Customers: $13 per service,
c.
				Non-Residential Customers whose metered demand is 3,000 kW or more for three
				consecutive months: $39.00 per service. In the case of unmetered services, the
				Load-Serving Entity shall, for purposes of billing the Environmental Portfolio
				Standard Surcharge and subject to the caps set forth above, use the lesser of
				(i) the load profile or otherwise estimated kWh required to provide the service
				in question; or (ii) the service's contract kWh.
3. Customer bills shall reflect a line item
				entitled "Environmental Portfolio Surcharge, mandated by the Corporation
				Commission."
4. Utility
				Distribution Companies or ESPs that do not currently have a renewables program
				may request a waiver or modification of this Section due to extreme
				circumstances that may exist.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1803 - Renewable Energy Credits

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A. One
				Renewable Energy Credit shall be created for each kWh derived from an Eligible
				Renewable Energy Resource.
B. For
				Distributed Renewable Energy Resources, one Renewable Energy Credit shall be
				created for each 3,415 British Thermal Units of heat produced by a Solar Water
				Heating System, a Solar Industrial Process Heating and Cooling System, Solar
				Space Cooling System, Biomass Thermal System, Biogas Thermal System, or a Solar
				Space Heating System.
C. An
				Affected Utility may transfer Renewable Energy Credits to another party and may
				acquire Renewable Energy Credits from another party. A Renewable Energy Credit
				is owned by the owner of the Eligible Renewable Energy Resource from which it
				was derived unless specifically transferred.
D. All transfers of Renewable Energy Credits
				shall be appropriately documented to demonstrate that the energy associated
				with the Renewable Energy Credits meets the provisions of
				R14-2-1802.
E. Any contract by an Affected Utility for
				purchase or sale of energy or Renewable Energy Credits to meet the requirements
				of this Rule shall explicitly describe the transfer of rights concerning both
				energy and Renewable Energy Credits.
F. Except in the case of Distributed
				Renewable Energy Resources, Affected Utilities must demonstrate the delivery of
				energy from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources to their retail consumers such
				as by providing proof that the necessary transmission rights were reserved and
				utilized to deliver energy from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources to the
				Affected Utility's system, if transmission is required, or that the appropriate
				control area operators scheduled the energy from Eligible Renewable Energy
				Resources for delivery to the Affected Utility's system.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1804 - Annual Renewable Energy Requirement

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A. In order to ensure reliable electric
				service at reasonable rates, each Affected Utility shall be required to satisfy
				an Annual Renewable Energy Requirement by obtaining Renewable Energy Credits
				from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources.
B. An Affected Utility's Annual Renewable
				Energy Requirement shall be calculated each calendar year by applying the
				following applicable annual percentage to the retail kWh sold by the Affected
				Utility during that calendar year:
2006
1.25%
2007
1.50%
2008
1.75%
2009
2.00%
2010
2.50%
2011
3.00%
2012
3.50%
2013
4.00%
2014
4.50%
2015
5.00%
2016
6.00%
2017
7.00%
2018
8.00%
2019
9.00%
2020
10.00%
2021
11.00%
2022
12.00%
2023
13.00%
2024
14.00%
After 2024
15.00%
The annual increase in the annual percentage for each
				  Affected Utility will be pro rated for the first year based on when the
				  Affected Utility's funding mechanism is approved.
C. An Affected Utility may use Renewable
				Energy Credits acquired in any year to meet its Annual Renewable Energy
				Requirement.
D. Once a Renewable
				Energy Credit is used by any Affected Utility to satisfy these requirements,
				the credit is retired and cannot be subsequently used to satisfy these rules or
				any other regulatory requirement.
E. If an Affected Utility trades or sells
				environmental pollution reduction credits or any other environmental attributes
				associated with kWh produced by an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource, the
				Affected Utility may not apply Renewable Energy Credits derived from that same
				kWh to satisfy the requirements of these rules.
F. No more than 20 percent of an Affected
				Utility's Annual Renewable Energy Requirement may be met with Renewable Energy
				Credits derived pursuant to
				R14-2-1807.
G. An Affected Utility may ask the Commission
				to preapprove agreements to purchase energy or Renewable Energy Credits from
				Eligible Renewable Energy Resources.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1805 - Distributed Renewable Energy Requirement

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A. In order to improve system reliability,
				each Affected Utility shall be required to satisfy a Distributed Renewable
				Energy Requirement by obtaining Renewable Energy Credits from Distributed
				Renewable Energy Resources.
B. An
				Affected Utility's Distributed Renewable Energy Requirement shall be calculated
				each calendar year by applying the following applicable annual percentage to
				the Affected Utility's Annual Renewable Energy Requirement:
2007 5%
2008 10%
2009 15%
2010 20%
2011 25%
After 2011 30%
The annual increase in the annual percentage for each
				  Affected Utility will be pro rated for the first year based on when the
				  Affected Utility's funding mechanism is approved.
C. An Affected Utility may use Renewable
				Energy Credits acquired in any year to meet its Distributed Renewable Energy
				Requirement. Once a Renewable Energy Credit is used by any Affected Utility to
				satisfy these requirements, the credit is retired.
D. An Affected Utility shall meet one-half of
				its annual Distributed Renewable Energy Requirement from residential
				applications and the remaining one-half from non-residential, non-utility
				applications.
E. An Affected
				Utility may satisfy no more than 10 percent of its annual Distributed Renewable
				Energy Requirement from Renewable Energy Credits derived from distributed
				Renewable Energy Resources that are non-utility owned generators that sell
				electricity at wholesale to Affected Utilities. This Wholesale Distributed
				Generation Component shall qualify for the non-residential portion of the
				Distributed Renewable Energy Requirement.
F. Any Renewable Energy Credit created by
				production of renewable energy which the Affected Utility does not own shall be
				retained by the entity creating the Renewable Energy Credit. Such Renewable
				Energy Credit may not be considered used or extinguished by any Affected
				Utility without approval and proper documentation from the entity creating the
				Renewable Energy Credit, regardless of whether or not the Commission
				acknowledged the kWhs associated with non-utility owned Renewable Energy
				Credits.
G. The reporting of kWhs
				associated with Renewable Energy Credits not owned by the utility will be
				acknowledged.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1807 - Manufacturing Partial Credit

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A. An
				Affected Utility may acquire Renewable Energy Credits to apply to the
				non-distributed portion of its Annual Renewable Energy Requirement if it or its
				affiliate owns or makes a significant investment in any solar electric
				manufacturing plant located in Arizona or if it or its affiliate provides
				incentives to a manufacturer of solar electric products to locate a
				manufacturing facility in Arizona.
B. The Renewable Energy Credits shall be
				equal to the nameplate capacity of the solar electric generators produced and
				sold in a calendar year times 2,190 hours, which approximates a 25 percent
				capacity factor.
C. Extra credit
				multipliers shall not apply to Renewable Energy Credits created by this
				Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1808 - Tariff

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A. Within 60 days
				of the effective date of these rules, each Affected Utility shall file with the
				Commission a Tariff in substantially the same form as the Sample Tariff set
				forth in these rules that proposes methods for recovering the reasonable and
				prudent costs of complying with these rules. The specific amounts in the Sample
				Tariff are for illustrative purposes only and Affected Utilities may submit,
				with proper support, Tariff filings with alternative surcharge
				amounts.
B. The Affected Utility's
				Tariff filing shall provide the following information:
1. Financial information and supporting data
				sufficient to allow the Commission to determine the Affected Utility's fair
				value for purposes of evaluating the Affected Utility's proposed Tariff.
				Information submitted in the format of the Annual Report required under
				R14-2-212(G)(4) will be the minimum information necessary for filing a Tariff
				application but Commission Staff may request additional information depending
				upon the type of Tariff filing that is submitted;
2. A discussion of the suitability of the
				Sample Tariff set forth in Appendix A for recovering the Affected Utility's
				reasonable and prudent costs of complying with these rules;
3. Data to support the level of costs that
				the Affected Utility contends will be incurred in order to comply with these
				rules;
4. Data to demonstrate that
				the Affected Utility's proposed Tariff is designed to recover only the costs in
				excess of the Market Cost of Comparable Conventional Generation; and
5. Any other information that the Commission
				believes will be relevant to the Commission's consideration of the Tariff
				filing.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1809 - Customer Self-directed Renewable Energy Option

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A. By January 1, 2007, each Affected Utility
				shall file with Docket Control a Tariff by which an Eligible Customer may apply
				to an Affected Utility to receive funds to install distributed Renewable Energy
				Resources. The funds annually received by an Eligible Customer pursuant to this
				Tariff may not exceed the amount annually paid by the Eligible Customer
				pursuant to the Affected Utility's Tariff.
B. An Eligible Customer seeking to
				participate in this program shall submit to the Affected Utility a written
				application that describes the Renewable Energy Resources that it proposes to
				install and the projected cost of the project. An Eligible Customer shall
				provide at least half of the funding necessary to complete the project
				described in its application.
C.
				All Renewable Energy Credits derived from the project, including generation and
				Extra Credit Multipliers, shall be applied to satisfy the Affected Utility's
				Annual Renewable Energy Requirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1810 - Uniform Credit Purchase Program

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A. The Director of the Utilities Division
				shall establish a Uniform Credit Purchase Program working group, which will
				study issues related to implementing Distributed Renewable Energy Resources.
				The working group shall address the consumer participation process, budgets,
				incentive levels, eligible technologies, system requirements, installation
				requirements, and any other issues that are relevant to encouraging the
				implementation of Distributed Renewable Energy Resources. No later than March
				1, 2007, the Director of the Utilities Division shall file a staff report with
				recommendations for Uniform Credit Purchase Programs.
B. No later than July 1, 2007, each Affected
				Utility shall file a Uniform Credit Purchase Program for Commission review and
				approval.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1811 - Net Metering and Interconnection Standards

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The Commission Staff shall host a series of workshops
				  addressing the issues of rate design including Net Metering and interconnection
				  standards. Upon completion of this task, and the adoption of rules or
				  standards, if appropriate, each Affected Utility shall file conforming Net
				  Metering tariffs and interconnection standards in Docket
				  Control.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1812 - Compliance Reports

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A. Beginning
				April 1, 2007, and every April 1st thereafter, each Affected Utility shall file
				with Docket Control a report that describes its compliance with the
				requirements of these rules for the previous calendar year and provides other
				relevant information. The Affected Utility shall also transmit to the Director
				of the Utilities Division an electronic copy of this report that is suitable
				for posting on the Commission's web site.
B. The compliance report shall include the
				following information:
1. The actual kWh of
				energy produced within its service territory and the actual kWh of energy or
				equivalent obtained from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources, differentiating
				between kWhs for which the Affected Utility owns the Renewable Energy Credits
				and kWhs produced in the Affected Utility's service territory for which the
				Affected Utility does not own the Renewable Energy Credits;
2. The kWh of energy or equivalent obtained
				from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources normalized to reflect a full year's
				production;
3. The kW of generation
				capacity, disaggregated by technology type;
4. Cost information regarding cents per
				actual kWh of energy obtained from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources and
				cents per kW of generation capacity, disaggregated by technology
				type;
5. A breakdown of the
				Renewable Energy Credits used to satisfy both the Annual Renewable Energy
				Requirement and the Distributed Renewable Energy Requirement and appropriate
				documentation of the Affected Utility's receipt of those Renewable Energy
				Credits; and
6. A description of
				the Affected Utility's procedures for choosing Eligible Renewable Energy
				Resources and a certification from an independent auditor that those procedures
				are fair and unbiased and have been appropriately applied.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1813 - Implementation Plans

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A. Beginning
				July 1, 2007, and every July 1st thereafter, each Affected Utility shall file
				with Docket Control for Commission review and approval a plan that describes
				how it intends to comply with these rules for the next calendar year. The
				Affected Utility shall also transmit an electronic copy of this plan that is
				suitable for posting on the Commission's web site to the Director of the
				Utilities Division.
B. The
				implementation plan shall include the following information:
1. A description of the Eligible Renewable
				Energy Resources, identified by technology, proposed to be added by year for
				the next five years and a description of the kW and kWh to be obtained from
				each of those resources;
2. The
				estimated cost of each Eligible Renewable Energy Resource proposed to be added,
				including cost per kWh and total cost per year;
3. A description of the method by which each
				Eligible Renewable Energy Resource is to be obtained, such as self-build,
				customer installation, or request for proposals;
4. A proposal that evaluates whether the
				Affected Utility's existing rates allow for the ongoing recovery of the
				reasonable and prudent costs of complying with these rules, including a Tariff
				application that meets the requirements of
				R14-2-1808 and
				addresses the Sample Tariff set forth in Appendix A if necessary; and
5. A line item budget that allocates specific
				funding for Distributed Renewable Energy Resources, for the Customer
				Self-Directed Renewable Energy Option, for power purchase agreements, for
				utility-owned systems, and for each Eligible Renewable Energy Resource
				described in the Affected Utility's implementation plan.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1814 - Electric Power Cooperatives

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A.
				Within 60 days of the effective date of these rules, every electric cooperative
				that is an Affected Utility shall file with Docket Control an appropriate plan
				for acquiring Renewable Energy Credits from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources
				for the next calendar year and a Tariff that proposes methods for recovering
				the reasonable and prudent costs of complying with its proposed plan and
				addresses the Sample Tariff set forth in Appendix A. The cooperative shall also
				transmit electronic copies of these filings that are suitable for posting on
				the Commission's web site to the Director of the Utilities Division. Upon
				Commission approval of this plan, its provisions shall substitute for the
				requirements of
				R14-2-1804
				and
				R14-2-1805
				for the electric power cooperative proposing the plan.
B. Beginning July 1, 2007, and every July 1st
				thereafter, every electric cooperative that is an Affected Utility shall file
				with Docket Control an appropriate plan for acquiring Renewable Energy Credits
				from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources for the next calendar year. The
				cooperative shall also transmit an electronic copy of this plan that is
				suitable for posting on the Commission's web site to the Director of the
				Utilities Division.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1815 - Enforcement and Penalties

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A. If
				an Affected Utility fails to meet the annual requirements set forth in
				R14-2-1804
				and
				R14-2-1805,
				it shall include with its annual compliance report a notice of
				noncompliance.
B. The notice of
				noncompliance shall provide the following information:
1. A computation of the difference between
				the Renewable Energy Credits required by
				R14-2-1804
				and
				R14-2-1805
				and the amount actually obtained,
2. A plan describing how the Affected Utility
				intends to meet the shortfall from the previous calendar year in the current
				calendar year, and
3. An estimate
				of the costs of meeting the shortfall.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 18 - RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF › Section R14-2-1816 - Waiver from the Provisions of This Article

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A. The Commission may waive compliance with
				any provision of this Article for good cause.
B. Any Affected Utility may petition the
				Commission to waive its compliance with any provision of this Article for good
				cause.
C. A petition filed pursuant
				to these rules shall have priority over other matters filed at the
				Commission.