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able energy sources. Simultaneously,
it eliminates the greenhouse gases
Energy Rebates
they produce. The renewable energy
field will also create tens of thou-
sands of new jobs over the next few
decades. We’ll improve our employ-
ment picture, become more energy
independent and slow down global
warming at the same time.
SRP and APS have a different
rationale for forking over cold cash:
they need to meet Arizona’s Renew-
able Energy Standard (RES), which
requires the utilities to have thousands
of homes creating at least some of
their own renewable, non-polluting
energy. This is called Distributed
Energy Generation. APS and SRP are
purchasing your solar RES credits
for 20 years. Participating customers
receive a one-time incentive (cash
rebate) based on projected first-year
kWh savings.
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How the money gets
back in your pocket
by david wells
• APS & SRP Solar Rebates, more
accurately “incentives,” are paid to
their customers who accurately fill out
You’ve heard about

the required paperwork for installing
them. Rebates and tax
T
oday’s rebates and tax credits
available for home energy ef-
specific alternative energy devices in
ficiency are at an all-time high.
their homes. The two most popular
credits on things like at- APS, SRP, and federal and state gov-
devices are solar electric (Photo-
Voltaic or PV) systems and solar hot
tic insulation and solar
ernments are all poised to pay you to
go green. In some cases, the incen-
water systems. The process involves
water heaters. Are the
tives can pay for up to 80% of your
obtaining a building permit and a
investment. Within the next 10 years,
professional engineering design. The
rebates legit? Why are it is doubtful that these cash incen-
work must be performed by a quali-
fied installer.
they offering us money?
tives will ever be as generous as they
are right now. So you might want to
After the building inspector and
Do we need to spend
improve your home energy efficiency
utility approve the installation, a
now while the money is available.
check is typically sent to the utility ac-
a fortune to save a few
count holder four-to-eight weeks later.
More information can be found at:
bucks? How hard is it
Why are they paying us
to reduce our energy
APS: Dsireusa.org/incen-
to actually get the cash?
consumption?
tives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_
Code=AZ04F&re=1&ee=1
The good news is that
The government’s main motivation
SRP: Dsireusa.org/incen-
is the need to reduce our country’s
tives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_
the rebates are, indeed, reliance on fossil fuels. Subsidizing
Code=AZ11F&re=1&ee=1
above-board – the out-
energy-saving and energy-creating
devices lessens our dependence on
• Energy Efficiency and Solar Tax
look is bright green.
foreign oil, coal and other non-renew-
Credits are offered by the state and
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