AriSEIA worked with the Registrar of Contractors (ROC), SEIA, and Sunsolar Solutions to offer this joint training to contractors in Arizona on consumer protection issues in residential solar.

AriSEIA hired Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) jointly with Vote Solar and Advanced Energy United as a consultant during the 2023 IRP process. RMI advised stakeholders and the utilities on integrated resource plan (IRP) best practices, made recommendations about analysis of distributed energy resources and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and also to review the filed plans by Arizona Public Service (APS) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP). Read the comments above.

Arizona Corporation Commission
1300 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
 
RE: Comments on the APS and TEP 2023 IRPs, Docket No. E-99999A-22-0046
 
Chairman, Commissioners, and Staff,
 
AriSEIA is an active member of the Resource Plan Advisory Council (RPAC) for both Arizona Public Service (APS) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP). AriSEIA also jointly hired Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to engage in the RPAC process. Their findings are filed separately from these jointly with Vote Solar and Advanced Energy United.
 
AriSEIA submits the following comments on APS[1] and TEP’s[2] Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) filed on November 1, 2023. Our comments include four sections. First, we include documentation on the affordability and reliability of solar resources. Second, we make recommendations as to the forthcoming Order. Third, we include an analysis of APS’ plan. Fourth, we include a review of TEP’s plan.
 
/s/ Autumn T. Johnson
Executive Director
AriSEIA 
(520) 240-4757
[email protected]

[1] APS, 2023 IRP, Filed Nov. 1, 2023, Docket No. E-99999A-22-0046, available here https://docket.images.azcc.gov/E000031965.pdf?i=1704923236078 [hereinafter APS IRP].

[2] TEP, 2023 IRP, Filed Nov. 1, 2023, Docket No. E-99999A-22-0046, available here https://docket.images.azcc.gov/E000031960.pdf?i=1704923236078 [hereinafter TEP IRP].