Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association

What Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association does

AriSEIA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association founded in 1991 that represents solar, storage, and electrification businesses operating in Arizona. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with 1–10 employees, the organization focuses on policy advocacy before the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona Legislature, local governments, state agencies, and Tribal governments, alongside member education, networking events, and consumer protection programming. Its membership base comprises solar installers, storage providers, electrification companies, and allied not-for-profits across Arizona, with utilities excluded from voting membership since May 2019.

The association operates a tiered annual membership model with dues ranging from $995 to $4,995 based on the member organization's national annual revenue. Approximately 13% of dues are allocated to lobbying activities. Members must adhere to an AriSEIA Code of Ethics as well as SEIA's national Code of Ethics and Solar Business Code, creating a self-policing quality standard that functions as a consumer-facing trust signal. Revenue is supplemented by one-time and recurring donations, with tax-deductible contributions channeled through its 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SSII, EIN 88-1327537).

AriSEIA's strategic value lies in institutional positioning rather than technology: it is a state affiliate of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and collaborates with Vote Solar and Solar United Neighbors on consumer education, while commissioning economic impact analyses from Elliott D. Pollack & Company to support local-government advocacy. The organization tracks a substantial underlying market — 324,500 solar-powered homes, 11 GW of installed solar, $23.7B in cumulative solar investment, and 9,768 direct solar jobs in Arizona — and has been an active party in regulatory proceedings that resulted in the Arizona Court of Appeals vacating APS's Grid Access Charge and Legacy Solar Rate Increase.

Name

Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association

Legal name

Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association

Website

https://ariseia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AriSEIA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association founded in 1991 that represents Arizona solar, storage, and electrification businesses through tiered membership, policy advocacy before state and local governments, and consumer education, operating as a SEIA state affiliate.

Ownership category

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Product category

Solar Energy Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Solar energy association
• Renewable energy advocacy
• Clean energy policy
• Solar trade association
• Energy storage advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues paid by solar, storage, and electrification businesses and organizations. Dues are tiered based on the organization's national annual revenue. All memberships run for 12 months from the commencement month. The organization also noted that approximately 13% of membership dues are utilized for lobbying activities.
2. Donations: One-time and recurring donations from supporters. AriSEIA is an Arizona nonprofit and a 501(c)(6) organization; direct donations are not tax-deductible. Tax-deductible donations can be made through its fiscal sponsor, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SSII), a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 88-1327537).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AriSEIA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association founded in 1991 that advocates for the solar, energy storage, and electrification industry in Arizona. It provides legislative lobbying, regulatory engagement before bodies such as the Arizona Corporation Commission, member networking, and educational programming for solar industry stakeholders.

Product overview

AriSEIA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association, not a product company. It does not offer commercial products or software. Its offerings consist of membership services including legislative and policy advocacy for solar, storage, and electrification policies in Arizona, networking opportunities, industry event discounts, member communication, a Code of Ethics program, consumer education resources (such as solar buying guides, webinars, and lists of member installers), and economic impact analyses for solar projects in Arizona counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industry Membership

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and supporting.

• SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAriSEIA is a state affiliate of SEIA. AriSEIA members are required to review and adhere to SEIA's Code of Ethics and Solar Business Code. AriSEIA also references SEIA's Consumer Protection Primer for residential installers. This affiliation provides shared policy frameworks, industry standards, and national-level representation for Arizona's solar industry.
• Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SSII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSII serves as AriSEIA's 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, enabling tax-deductible donations for supporters who wish to fund AriSEIA's charitable and educational programs. SSII is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 88-1327537). Donations through SSII support AriSEIA's educational and charitable initiatives.
• Vote SolarsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAriSEIA collaborates with Vote Solar on homeowner education resources for buying solar, including joint webinars and educational materials.
• Solar United Neighbors (SUN)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerAriSEIA partners with Solar United Neighbors to provide homeowner education resources for buying solar. SUN will review up to three solar bids for homeowners to help them determine which will work best. AriSEIA directs prospective solar customers to SUN as a consumer protection resource.
• Elliott D. Pollack & CompanysupportingOthersAriSEIA commissions economic impact analyses from Elliott D. Pollack & Company to evaluate the potential economic and fiscal impacts of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects in Arizona counties (Gila Bend, and multiple Arizona counties). These analyses are used in AriSEIA's advocacy before local governments and regulatory bodies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Texas Solar Power Association: State-level solar trade association serving Texas solar and storage businesses through policy advocacy at the Public Utility Commission and Texas Legislature. Closest structural peer to AriSEIA in another large, fast-growing solar state with distinct regional policy dynamics.
• Vote Solar: Vote Solar is a state-focused solar advocacy organization that runs homeowner education and policy campaigns in multiple states, including Arizona where it partners directly with AriSEIA on webinars and homeowner education. Comparable mission and audience in policy advocacy and consumer protection.
• California Solar & Storage Association (CalSSA): CalSSA is the California state-level solar and storage trade association serving a comparable installer/storage membership with policy advocacy and member services. Business model, member tiers, regulatory engagement (CPUC equivalent), and tiered dues structure are closely aligned to AriSEIA.
• Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): SEIA is the national trade association for the U.S. solar and storage industry and AriSEIA's formal state affiliate. AriSEIA members are bound by SEIA's Code of Ethics and Solar Business Code, making SEIA the closest functional analogue as a higher-tier membership body serving overlapping member companies and policy advocacy goals.
• Solar United Neighbors (SUN): SUN is a national solar consumer-education and advocacy nonprofit operating in Arizona alongside AriSEIA, including the three-bid homeowner review program AriSEIA refers customers into. Comparable mission around solar consumer protection and grassroots education in Arizona and other states.
• Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlSEIA): FlSEIA is Florida's state-level solar industry trade association, advocating for solar and storage deployment before state regulators and the Florida Legislature. Closely analogous structure, tiered dues, and membership-based advocacy mission to AriSEIA.
• New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA): NYSEIA is the state-level solar and storage trade association for New York, providing policy advocacy before the NYPSC and state legislature on behalf of installer and storage members. Strong structural analogue to AriSEIA in another major distributed-solar market with active rate-case and consumer-protection dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• American Clean Power Association (ACP): ACP is the broader national trade association representing wind, solar, storage, and transmission companies. Overlaps with AriSEIA on storage and utility-scale solar advocacy but operates at a national level across multiple clean-energy segments rather than a narrow state focus.
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC): IREC is a national nonprofit advancing workforce training, credentialing, and interconnection best practices for solar and storage. Operates upstream of state trade associations like AriSEIA by setting standards and building the regulatory and training infrastructure that member installers rely on.
• Cleanenergy States Alliance (CSEA): CSEA is a multi-state coalition advancing clean energy policy and program design through state-level collaboration. Functions as an umbrella for state energy offices and associations like AriSEIA and complements rather than competes with its state-level advocacy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AriSEIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/AriSEIA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arizona-solar-energy-industries-association-ariseia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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