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Ranger Power addresses solar leases, tax abatements and decommissioning for proposed Washington County project
Summary
Ranger Power representative Owen Speth told the Washington County Plan Commission July 1 that the company has not decided whether to seek tax abatements, said abatements "would not cause a neighbor's taxes to rise," described proprietary lease terms and a 40-year lease structure with 5-year extension options, and told commissioners that bonding or resale value can cover decommissioning costs.
Owen Speth, representing Ranger Power, briefed the Washington County Plan Commission on July 1 about how Ranger Power approaches farm-based solar projects, local permitting and lease terms.
Speth told commissioners the company had not decided whether to pursue tax abatements for a proposed Washington County project and said that "tax abatements would not cause a neighbor's taxes to rise." He disputed a suggestion that public utilities do not pay taxes, saying that public-utility status does not exempt projects from tax obligations in the way sometimes alleged.
Speth described lease confidentiality: leases contain proprietary information and Ranger…
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