Residential Service (Pilot Technology Rate) R-Tech

What this tariff charges

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

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The utility's own description

This rate schedule is available to residential Customers with the following: 1. Two or more qualifying primary on-site technologies purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate; or 2. One qualifying primary on-site technology purchased within 90 days of the customer enrolling in the rate and two or more qualifying secondary on-site technologies. This is a pilot rate schedule. This means this rate is associated with a specific program approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and is available only to those customers eligible to participate in the program. The R-Tech pilot program will test the ability and desire of participating residential customers to reduce On-Peak energy and demand usage through multiple behind-the-meter technologies. Qualifying technologies for the R-Tech pilot program are as follows: 1. Primary technologies: a. A rooftop solar photovoltaic system. The size of the system cannot be smaller than 2 kW-dc. For systems over 10 kW-dc, the facility's nameplate capacity cannot be larger than 150% of the customer's maximum one-hour peak demand measured in AC over the prior twelve (12) months. (For example, if the customer's peak is 8 kW-ac, the maximum system size that could be installed would be 12 kW-dc). b. A chemical storage system. The size of the system cannot be smaller than 4 kWh. There is no maximum limitation for this technology. c. An electric vehicle. There are no limitations for this technology. 2. Secondary technologies: a. A device with a variable speed motor (such as a variable speed pool pump or a variable speed Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system). b. A grid-interactive water heating system. c. A smart thermostat. d. An automated load controller. This rate schedule is initially limited to a maximum of 10,000 residential customers as outlined.