Ohio State Senator Chris Widener

摘要

At a recent AWEA Ohio Wind Energy Summit, a speaker presented an overview of the years since the RPS took effect in Ohio. After passage, supporters noticed a problem in the state's tax code: It never contemplated wind farms or alternative-energy projects. Wind farms were covered under the tax code as a public utility. When assessing the tax burden, Ohio's tax code resulted in a per megawatt tax of $40,000 to $45,000. Nobody would build a wind farm facing that penalty.