Saturday, February 28, 2009

On, Wisconsin! Sales Tax Exemption for Renewables

How's this for progressive? Starting in July 2009, wind, solar, and anaerobic digester systems will be exempt from sales and use tax in the State of Wisconsin.

To be eligible, a system must produce at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units per day. Even most small residential systems should have no trouble meeting these requirements.

But don't try to take it to illogical extremes. The sales tax exemption does not extend to "receipts from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of electricity or energy" you may receive as a result of owning your system.

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