How Everyone in Mason County benefits from Solar
- The average acre of Mason County farmland annually pays $8.56 in property tax.
- One Solar acre typically pays approximately $240 to local tax districts annually.
- While 6,000 Acres of Solar will be less than 4% of Mason County’s farmland, it will make this difference to our tax base:
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This increased revenue to our tax districts can support increased local services and/or reduced taxes on the rest of Mason County taxpayers.
Solar can differentiate our business recruiting efforts. As of January 2020, nearly half of Fortune 500 companies have made public renewable energy, greenhouse gas (GhG), or energy efficiency commitments. 63% of the Fortune 100 companies have pledged to consume more electricity from renewable energy generators. To support this pledge, many companies are seeking rural areas with solar and wind production for their new headquarters and service centers. New wind and solar projects could make Mason County an attractive location for these companies, which could, in turn, bring more skilled jobs and tax revenue for our community.
Local vendors and hundreds of construction workers will be needed during solar’s installation phase. Operation of Solar farms requires more and better paid local workers than if similar acreage is used for cow-calf and cash grain operations.