Energy Efficiency Resource Standard:

ACC adopted energy efficiency standard in 2010 requiring IOUs and Coops to attain cumulative annual saving targets from 2011 to 2020. IOUs cumulative EE target was 22% by 2020. Coops cumulative EE target was 16.5% by 2020. Salt River Project adopted its own target. Utilities can meet their targets through DSM, peak reductions, building codes, combined heat & power, and their own initiative.

Building Codes:

Since AZ is a home rule state, building codes are enforced on the local rather than state level. Majority of construction occurs in jurisdictions that have adopted 2012, 2015 or 2018 International Energy Conservation C+E34+E36

Appliance Standards:

AZ enacted energy efficiency appliance standards covering 12 categories in 2008-10. All were preempted by federal standards. Three new appliance standards were enacted in 2012 covering pool pumps, pool pump motors, and+E34+E36