The Koch’s and Other Conservatives Try To Tax Solar Energy

There was but one thing that we could rely on to be tax free- and it just so happens that we can’t anymore. The Koch brothers and other Conservatives in several states have finally started to gain a foothold on taxation of solar energy, and these taxes have actually been accepted in several states.

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The Kochs and other big businesses have been investing heavily in programs that fight incentives of renewable energy that existed in most states (according to the New York Times [1]). They hope to do away with laws that pay consumers back, creating higher tax rates that hopefully make solar energy look less attractive.

Some states that considered these proposals include:

-Oklahoma lawmakers agreed to place a surcharge for the service to fight newer incentives to renewable energy from the American Legislative Exchange Council.

-Nevada imposed a 40% tax hike to people trying to live off the grid, in an effort for the state to “authorize the rate of return” to reduce cuts in their profits.

-Arizona wants to charge people $100 a month to sell power back to the electrical grid. There are over 18,000 customers.

-North Carolina considered new plans to tax solar to help electric companies with jobs.

It’s pretty clear why these plans by legislation are coming to a head. Solar energy has finally become a “viable” option. The Koch industry is invested in coal, and coal has about 40% of all of the country’s energy (through electricity) across the world.