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One of the incentives the article doesn't mention is property tax. Where I live, agricultural land is taxed much less than other property. The moment you put so
by weinzierl 3y ago
One of the incentives the article doesn't mention is property tax. Where I live, agricultural land is taxed much less than other property. The moment you put solar on your meadow you pay the regular rate. I think it would be fair if property kept its agricultural tax status if it is used in an environmentally friendly way.
- konschubert 3y agoBut in turn, this means that solar plants will be developed to have pretend-farming below it.
- weinzierl 3y agoNot at all. My opinion is that you should be taxed the same way no matter how you use the energy that falls on your soil from the sky. It shouldn't matter if it goes through chlorophyll or silicon.
- konschubert 3y agoSo you’re saying that solar farm land should be taxed like farmland? That would remove the bad incentives. Personally I agree.
- agumonkey 3y agoHow difficult would be to have some checks for actual farming taking place ? If this allows for more solar farms AND give people incentives to also grow more food locally I'd say it's a win-win.