Arizona · Net metering · Deep-stack program
AZ Net Energy Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Arizona -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 10.3 yr
- Arizona baseline payback
- 4
- other Arizona programs
Deep-stack program · mid directory
Arizona runs a 5-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 10.3-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack5 programs
- In-state #2/4
- Type #2/46
- Baseline10.3 yr
In-state directory place #2 of 4 (mid alphabet). National net metering directory #2 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Customers receive bill credits at retail rate for excess solar generation exported to grid.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 13.5¢/kWh
- Arizona solar score
- 61/100
Solar's trajectory in Arizona
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Arizona reported to the EIA.
Arizona's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among Arizona's 4 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
- Tax credit
Tax credit
1 programs
What this shows Arizona tracks 4 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside Arizona's deep stack
The AZ Net Energy Metering governs how Arizona credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Arizona averages 6.5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 13.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 11,388 kWh/year and $1,537 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $15,900. That baseline already implies a 10.3-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $22,525 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Arizona bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Arizona has 5 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like AZ Solar Property Tax Exemption, APS Renewable Energy Incentive Program, AZ Residential Solar Tax Credit. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Arizona incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the AZ Net Energy Metering sit in Arizona's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside Arizona's other programs?
Who is eligible for the AZ Net Energy Metering?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Arizona?
Which other Arizona programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Arizona solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.