Proponents of renewable energy are disappointed in a bill
introduced recently by a Cleveland County state representative.
Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville, introduced House
Bill 2908 this week to halt tax incentives for renewable resources,
specifically wind power.
Cleveland’s bill would repeal Senate Bill 440, which was
signed into law in 2001. At the time, SB 440 allowed zero-emission energy
facilities to collect tax credits beginning in 2003. Legislation signed into
law last spring created an early sunset to that tax credit, requiring wind
farms to be operational by July 2017 to qualify for the state’s Zero Emission Tax
Credit.
