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Senate committee hears broad testimony on bill to bar county tax abatements for wind and solar
Summary
Senate Bill 17-54 would prohibit county property tax abatements for wind, solar and standalone battery storage that sell at wholesale; committee heard hours of testimony from rural residents, industry groups and policy organizations and left the bill pending.
Senators in the Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development heard hours of public testimony on Senate Bill 17-54, legislation that would bar county-level property tax abatements for wind, solar and most battery storage projects that sell power or ancillary services at wholesale.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Turnbull, told the committee federal subsidies and market conditions have skewed investment toward weather-dependent resources and said SB 17-54 would align county abatements with prior school-district exclusions. “SB 17-54 prohibits tax abatements for renewable energy facilities that sell energy or ancillary services at wholesale,” the author said, and set the bill’s effective date as…
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