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Phyllis's avatar

Among desert habitats being destroyed, it will decrease the view of Sugar Bowl. Please find somewhere else to build this solar "farm". Our desert it NOT yours to turn into a wasteland!

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Cindy Bernard's avatar

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Susan Peplow's avatar

"Property and production taxes paid to the City".

I don't think so on property tax. It's a lease, not a transfer of title. Lease is less than 35 years, which triggers no change to property assessment.

Production taxes... maybe. Sales tax is negligible; only some equipment or partial equipment in certain circumstances can be charged sales tax, but I think there is another tax by a different name that could be captured.

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Chris Greedy's avatar

Please check your math on the production payout expectation. One megawatt (MW) is made up of 1,000 kilowatts. SCE is paying $0.03365 per Kilowatt, not per watt. So the revenue would be 50,000 x $0.03365 = $1,682.50.

Edison will NOT be paying anywhere close to $1.6 Million per year!!

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Cindy Bernard's avatar

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Chris Greedy's avatar

Sure!! Updated profile.

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Chris Merlo's avatar

As of July 21st, 2024, AB-205 that the sleazy Solar corporation out of Vegas was threatening to weaponize against the good people of Twentynine Palms has been shelved - https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-lawmakers-backpedal-on-income-based-utility-charges-as-ious-oth/707859/

Maybe lawsuits toward the company for unethical business practices and public endangerment can be explored? Just a thought.

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