Huge solar panel manufacturing plant coming to California
The photo-voltaic panel plant will generated $26 million in taxes according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. The deal, lasting 25 years, rebates the company 50% of its electricity user tax and 80% of future property tax increases.
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Hydro wants B.C. residents to pay an extra $2 a month for electricity
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the province’s Crown power utility is applying for a 2.3-per-cent rate increase starting in April, adding about $2 a month to the average residential bill.
A statement from the Energy Ministry says it’s the sixth year in a row that BC Hydro has applied for an increase below the rate of inflation.
It says rates are currently 15.6 per cent lower than the cumulative rate of inflation over the last seven years, starting in 2017-2018, and 12.4 per cent lower than the 10-year rates plan established by the previous government in 2013.
The ministry says the…
