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Arizona

Information on selling in the State of Arizona

Updated over 2 months ago

✅ Federal Incentives

All federal benefits apply in Arizona:

  • Investment Tax Credit (ITC) - 30% federal credit

  • MACRS + bonus depreciation for businesses

  • IRA Direct Pay or Transfer - nonprofits can receive cash in lieu of tax credits


✅ State Incentives

⚡ Sales & Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) Exemption

  • 100% sales tax exemption on solar and wind equipment and installations

  • Allows full TPT savings for residential, commercial, and utility-scale installs

  • New as of ~3 months ago per DSIRE (LINK)

⚡ Property Tax Treatment

  • Equipment value exemption: Renewables (solar/wind/geothermal/etc.) exempt from added property tax value (LINK)

  • Utilities/large-scale generation: equipment is assessed at just 20% of original cost (LINK)

✅ Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)

  • Arizona law mandates 15% of retail sales from renewables by 2025, with 30% of that from distributed generation (LINK)


✅ Utility & Local Incentives

  • Community Solar:

    • Tucson Electric Power (TEP) offers a 1.6 MW community solar farm

    • Trico Sun Farm (~227 kW) supports panel subscription purchase (LINK)

  • Other local utility programs may exist (e.g., Mohave Electric, SRP)- check DSIRE for region-specific options (LINK)


✅ Nonprofit & Commercial Incentives

  • Nonprofits qualify under IRA Direct Pay, receiving 30% cash incentive, with no tax liability needed

  • Commercial installs may still leverage MACRS + ITC

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