In Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission just approved Arizona Public Service’s 2011 implementation plan (big PDF) for the Renewable Energy Standard. The plan includes two policies for wholesale distributed generation:

Small Generator Standard Offer. About 95 MW over the next 3 years, for systems sized 2-15 MW.  Prices will be set by competitive bids (in previous solicitations, APS indicated that project prices are substantially below 15 cents/kWh).  APS will use a standard contract in order to facilitate financing, set a regular interval for solicitations in order to provide for a more continuous market opportunity, and utilize development security in order to prioritize viable projects and reduce speculation and gaming.  (This is in addition to the 100 MW AZ SUN utility-owned PV program, and projects under development from previous solicitations) » Read the rest of this entry «