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Select Board puts solar tax‑exemption on hold while town verifies net‑metering status
Summary
After reviewing the 2015 warrant article adopting RSA 72:61–64, the board said property owners seeking the solar equipment tax exemption must show the generated electricity is used solely on site and not net‑metered; until that can be demonstrated, the board will not sign exemption paperwork.
The select board reviewed a request involving a solar property tax exemption under RSA 72:61–64 (the 2015 warrant article) and put action on hold until it can confirm whether the system is net‑metered.
"You can either do net metering and no credit on your taxes, or you can choose to credit on your taxes and not get net metering," the select board member explained when describing how the town implemented the 2015 warrant article to prevent taxpayers from receiving both net‑metering compensation and the local tax exemption. The board said that, if the property can demonstrate all electricity generated is used on site and no net‑metering occurs, the exemption can be granted.
Board members asked staff to request documentation from the applicant that demonstrates the system’s metering arrangement (billing or meter type) so the board can verify compliance with the warrant‑article intent. The item will return once the applicant provides proof of on‑site use rather than exported net‑metered credits.
