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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (38288)	9/15/2003 5:35:02 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 74559

Some time the tax code and greed is also hampering innovation Under most State tax codes, solar plants face heavier tax burdens than conventional fuel plants because their "fuelþ supply and sourcing are the same. Most States treat solar collectors as capital equipment, with the solar field representing real property. Solar plants can thus incur both a recurring property tax liability and sales taxes on the purchase of equipment for plant construction. Because conventional fuel plants buy fuel directly and own no equipment to "create" the plant's fuel, they pay no property or sales taxes at the time a plant is built.