elektra
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What is the Burden of Solar Power, is there a Burden? Absolutely, no matter how hard they hide the truth, it can still be found for those who wish to see the facts.
Anyhow, I ran across this article on the Burden Solar puts on the budgets of the Local Government. Added Fire and Police, added infrastructure has costs as well, such as roads, gas lines, water lines, and much more.
Los Angeles Times says it best.
The Tax Payer pays the high cost of Solar while the Democrats and the Activists lie to our face, telling us how cheap Solar is.
Anyhow, I ran across this article on the Burden Solar puts on the budgets of the Local Government. Added Fire and Police, added infrastructure has costs as well, such as roads, gas lines, water lines, and much more.
Los Angeles Times says it best.
Solar power plants burden the counties that host them
Eager for jobs and tax money, Mojave Desert counties welcomed big solar projects. But they may have been too optimistic. And expanding emergency services and infrastructure isn't cheap
So the county grew giddy last year as it began to consider hosting a huge, clean industry. BrightSource Energy, developer of the proposed $2.7-billion Hidden Hills solar power plant 230 miles northeast of Los Angeles, promised a bounty of jobs and a windfall in tax receipts. In a county that issued just six building permits in 2011, Inyo officials first estimated that property taxes from the facility would boost the general fund 17%.
But upon closer inspection, the picture didn't seem so rosy.
An economic consultant hired by the county found that property tax revenue would be a fraction of the customary amount because portions of the plant qualifiy for a solar tax exclusion. Fewer than 10 local workers would land permanent positions — and just 5% of the construction jobs would be filled by county residents. And construction workers are likely to spend their money across the nearby state line, in Nevada.
Once the plant begins operation, the county estimates taxpayers will foot the bill for nearly $2 million a year in additional public safety and other services.
The Tax Payer pays the high cost of Solar while the Democrats and the Activists lie to our face, telling us how cheap Solar is.