Ariz. lawmakers tout solar-energy bills

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http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0315greensolar0315.html

As Arizona looks to tap more of its most abundant resource, sunshine, state lawmakers want to help make that happen by creating tax breaks for power-plant builders and helping homeowners, businesses and schools convert to solar power.

At least six bills this session address solar energy.

"We certainly have the ability to become the solar capital of the Western Hemisphere," said Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott, who is the primary sponsor of four of the bills.

Mason's House Bill 2613 would establish a property-tax break for power plants generating at least 2 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources and manufacturers of equipment for such sources as solar and wind energy.

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