Here are some highlights of the testimony against SB 819 from Texans who traveled a long way to let the Senate know why the bill would hurt them and their communities.
This is a terrible bill, but not for the reasons you state. Let energy lead - wind, solar, and batteries are not leading for any other reason they have been given more money than any other energy generator, over the same period of time.
Small counties are punished by these abatements - 1 project - 1 county - 1 - $100 million dollar project - loss for the county $921,000 in 1 year - tell me how that is good for county. These land owners don't know - all they know is what they have been told by the grifting wind and solar developers. They are entitled to do as they wish with their land but the impact to neighboring landowners doesn't seem to both these greedy landowners. Those people have lost their property value and security for their futures at the expense of their neighbors.
Still glad this terrible bill did not pass, but for different reasons than you.
Once more you have cherry picked the information here and don't do much rounded research.
This is a terrible bill, but not for the reasons you state. Let energy lead - wind, solar, and batteries are not leading for any other reason they have been given more money than any other energy generator, over the same period of time.
Small counties are punished by these abatements - 1 project - 1 county - 1 - $100 million dollar project - loss for the county $921,000 in 1 year - tell me how that is good for county. These land owners don't know - all they know is what they have been told by the grifting wind and solar developers. They are entitled to do as they wish with their land but the impact to neighboring landowners doesn't seem to both these greedy landowners. Those people have lost their property value and security for their futures at the expense of their neighbors.
Still glad this terrible bill did not pass, but for different reasons than you.
Once more you have cherry picked the information here and don't do much rounded research.