Why Not Ohio? Michigan Encourages Solar Development

[Why?Town]

High taxes would be an obstacle to bringing any business to Ohio.  How about lowering Ohios taxes on ALL businesses instead?

Tax abatements for specific businesses are basically government subsidies.

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Why Not Ohio? Michigan Encourages Solar Development
The Ohio Sierra Club reported this week  that Ohio's outdated tax law is actually deterring companies from bringing renewables the state. A solar array or wind farm in Michigan pays about one-seventh the taxes that the same facility would pay if it were located in Ohio. The current tax law was written decades before wind and solar technologies were commonplace. Modernizing our state's energy sector also requires modernizing the tax laws so that Ohio solar and wind companies have a fair playing field.

It's time Ohio supports tax abatements for wind and solar!

Unfortunately, Ohio's big energy companies are pushing the legislature to give the same tax breaks to the already heavily subsidized coal and nuclear industry.

We want more support for wind and solar in Ohio - not new nuclear or coal plants!

While coal and nuclear have been receiving public subsidies and government support for years, renewable technologies remain under-supported. Reducing the tax burden for wind and solar technologies will allow Ohio to catch up with surrounding states, making our state truly clean and green!