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Commissioners weigh tax treatment after DESRI says storage will be outside project area
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether the proposed battery site should remain outside an existing project area so it is taxed at full local rates; DESRI said it does not seek tax incentives and that the project will generate sales and property taxes once appraised.
Commissioners pressed DESRI on how Emery County would benefit financially from the storage project. DESRI told the commission the facility will be subject to sales tax and property tax; Joel gave a high‑level estimate that sales tax could be "on the order of 10 to 15 million" and suggested property‑tax receipts over the life of the project would be in a similar ballpark once final valuation is determined.
Commissioners noted that if the batteries are included within an existing project area they could receive incentives that reduce local tax yields; several commissioners said they preferred keeping the battery site outside the county’s project area so it would be taxed at full rates. The commission voted to recommend the county treat the proposal as a stand‑alone Level 3 project outside the project area so local tax benefits accrue to Emery County.
