Hinds preps bill to revamp PILOT funding
Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, will soon file legislation to change the funding formula for the state’s Payment In Lieu of Taxes program for state-owned land. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Published: 2/8/2021 1:56:36 PM
In the wake of a state report released in December outlining the unfairness of a reimbursement formula for a Payment In Lieu of Taxes program for state-owned land, Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, is preparing to file legislation to revamp the formula.
The pilot program provides reimbursements to communities that have state-owned land within their borders. However, the December report from state Auditor Suzanne Bump’s office says that not only is the formula unfair, but the program is underfunded. The report also cited problems with solar PILOTs as well.
Offers Installers Services to Streamline the Design, Proposal, and Permitting Process
/EIN News/ FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy management technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the Solar Design Services business of DIN Engineering Services LLP. Based in Noida, India, the business is a leading provider of outsourced proposal drawings and permit plan sets for residential solar installers in North America.
DIN’s Solar Design Services business has more than a decade of experience working with local jurisdictions in the U.S. DIN leverages this knowledge to streamline the proposal and permitting process for installers.
Health, Solar Add to ESR’s $2.7bn Pipeline
ESR Australia is adding a $83 million pharmaceutical distribution facility and solar-powered plans to its $2.7 billion assets under management.
The Hong Kong-listed logistics group entered into an joint development agreement with DHL Supply Chain to create a 36,000sq m temperature-controlled warehouse in Western Sydney at the ESR Bringelly Road Business Hub.
The move comes as the company banks on temperature-controlled facilities and creating a solar network as Australia’s moves towards net-zero emissions by 2050.
ESR Australia chief executive Phil Pearce said solar energy is going to become more and more of a focus over the coming years.
Solar developments and battery storage are to potentially benefit from new funding for electricity network upgrades designed to facilitate green technology.