On Feb. 14, 2006, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted 3-2 to end its examination of the viability of two in-state wind generation projects that were rejected by Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) in a recently completed RFP for various renewable energy resources. Among the factors APS evaluated were the resources' actual capacity value, the extent to which each was deliverable to the APS system, and whether each bid, inclusive of integration costs, was at or below "125 percent of the reasonable estimated market price of conventional resource alternatives." Both the RFP and the bid evaluations were conducted by APS personnel, subject to ACC approval.
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