Research checked: 2026-10-28. Draft for VERADUCT review.
Current position
This is a status brief rather than a fabricated program guide. An introduced bill, committee approval, proposed administrator or lender's national coverage map does not establish Arizona program availability.
Background and history
| Year/milestone | What the official evidence establishes |
|---|---|
| 2023 SB 1651 | A proposed water/energy financing framework contemplated local C-PACE ordinances or resolutions and voluntary special assessments. The official Senate fact sheet is evidence of a proposal, not proof of enactment. |
| 2024 HB 2196 | Introduced legislation again proposed commercial property-assessed financing and additions to Titles 9, 11 and 49. Do not promote proposed section numbers to current law. |
| 2026 HB 2824 | Representative Chris Lopez's proposal would authorize local governments to establish a C-PACE program. It used the expanded term “commercial property assessed capital expenditure” financing. |
| February 2026 committee stage | The official House summary records House Rural Economic Development committee approval (7–0). Committee passage alone did not enact the bill. |
| End of 2026 session | Maricopa County's final report records HB 2824 held in House Rules. No launch or local opt-in under that proposal can be assumed. |
2023 official Senate fact sheet · 2024 introduced bill · 2026 introduced bill · 2026 House summary · 2026 final disposition
Administrator and availability
- Current C-PACE administrator: none verified.
- Current participating local governments: none verified.
- Launch date: none verified.
- Operating geography: none verified; do not map all Arizona counties as eligible.
- Current application portal or closing process: none verified.
The Arizona Legislature is the authoritative source for enabling-law status, not an operating financing administrator. City or county economic-development staff and energy offices should not be labeled C-PACE administrators without a specific appointment/program record. The official bill-status site was reachable but returned a JavaScript/loading shell to the research tool; the county's completed legislative report supplies the final disposition instead. Legislative record entry
Eligibility and mechanics: proposal only
HB 2824 would have allowed local establishment by resolution or ordinance, private capital financing, voluntary special assessments, and an administrative/collection framework. The bill proposed that cities and towns not directly finance qualifying improvements. Its discussion of water/energy conservation and broader capital improvements is legislative history, not a list of currently eligible Arizona C-PACE investments. No enforceable Arizona C-PACE consent requirement, assessment lien, transfer treatment, term or fee schedule is asserted here. Official proposed text
Known projects
No Arizona C-PACE-financed project was verified from an official Arizona program or transaction-participant source in this research. This is an evidence finding, not a claim that Arizona has no energy-efficiency or renewable-energy construction. Do not misclassify solar tax provisions, utility incentives, conventional private loans, or a project financed in another state by an Arizona-based company as an Arizona C-PACE closing.
Local applicability and code checks — separate from C-PACE
No local C-PACE program was verified; therefore no Arizona city is labeled finance-eligible merely because it has adopted energy/building codes. Building-code adoption is not C-PACE enabling legislation.
Useful local contrasts for future projects: Phoenix adopted the 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code effective August 1, 2025, with local amendments and transition conditions; Tucson's 2024 building codes became effective January 1, 2026, with its 2024 energy code effective July 1, 2026. Tucson states that applications received from July 1 must meet the then-adopted codes/amendments, while prior applications retain their applicable submission-date code unless otherwise approved. These are actual local differences, not a single statewide-code assumption. Phoenix official codes, Tucson official codes
No heat-, water-, wildfire- or storm-related improvement is represented as C-PACE-eligible in Arizona without an enacted financing framework and an operating local program. A conventional project must still verify its actual permitting authority, code/amendments, zoning/floodplain/historic overlays and professional approvals independently.
Next steps and exact gaps
- Keep Arizona's page live as a truthful not-enabled/no-operating-program-verified status brief, with the 2026 failed bill and prior proposals as its history.
- Before changing its status, require evidence of a signed/chaptered enabling law, effective date, any required implementing rules, local adoption, administrator appointment and actual acceptance of applications. Record these as separate milestones.
- A future law may differ materially from HB 2824. Do not carry its draft eligibility, liens or enforcement language into a future financing guide without checking final text.
- No primary-source project list, financing volume, administrator mandate or live launch has been established. There is no basis here for a rate, savings, proceeds or closing-time estimate.
Continue your project research
Compare the national C-PACE financing structure; Organize state and local project requirements; Prepare a commercial-building improvement scope. This page provides guidance only; it does not accept an application or submit information to a provider.
References
- www.mcdot.maricopa.gov (n.d.) Official end-of-session report, printed p.14/PDF p.27. Available at: https://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6542 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.azleg.gov (n.d.) 2023 official Senate fact sheet. Available at: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/1R/summary/S.1651GOV.pdf (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.azleg.gov (n.d.) 2024 introduced bill. Available at: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/56leg/2r/bills/hb2196p.htm (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.azleg.gov (n.d.) 2026 introduced bill. Available at: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/hb2824p.htm (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.azleg.gov (n.d.) 2026 House summary. Available at: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/summary/H.HB2824_021226_CAUCUSCOW.DOCX.htm (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- apps.azleg.gov (n.d.) Legislative record entry. Available at: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84661 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.phoenix.gov (n.d.) Phoenix official codes. Available at: https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/pdd/tools-resources/codes-ordinance/building-code.html (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
- www.tucsonaz.gov (n.d.) Tucson official codes. Available at: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Codes/Building-Codes (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Transferred source review; current parcel, transaction and outcome limits are stated in the guide. Not a new integrator retrieval.
Written by VERADUCT Editorial. Herve Drompt, VERADUCT Owner — publication authorized; not professional or legal review. Page version 1.0.1. Publication authorization is not professional, legal or scientific peer review.