Solar and Wind Energy Equipment Exemption


Program Type Property Tax Incentive
Technologies Photovoltaics, Solar Hot Water, Solar Thermal Heat, Wind
Amount 100 percent
Required Documentation Request for Exemption of Renewable Energy System
Official Web Site http://www.revenue.wi.gov/forms/govexmpt/pr-303.pdf                                                  
Value added by a solar- or wind-powered system is exempt from state property taxes. Under the rule, both photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, like solar hot water or solar concentrators, are eligible. But such systems do not include “equipment or components that would be present as part of a conventional energy system." Passive solar power is not exempted under the rule.

To qualify for the exemption, property owners with wind or solar systems must request the exemption by March 1, from their local assessor, for the year in which the exemption is claimed.