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Starr County OKs 10-year abatement framework and PILOTs for battery-storage projects
Summary
The commissioners approved negotiated tax-abatement agreements for battery storage projects, agreeing to 100% abatement for the first 10 years in exchange for payments in lieu of taxes: Bombora ~$260,000/year and Flores ~$270,000/year, together about $530,000 annually.
Starr County commissioners on Nov. 12 approved tax-abatement agreements tied to proposed battery storage projects that county staff negotiated to include payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) rather than traditional property-tax collections.
Presiding official (Speaker 1) told the court the county will abate 100% of property taxes for the first 10 years but will receive negotiated PILOTs instead. "The Bombora, they'll be paying us a total…
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