Harris County Appraisal District
13013 Northwest Fwy.
P. O. Box 922012
Houston TX. 77292-2012
(713) 957-7800
11.27 (01/2016)
Exemption Application for Solar or Wind-Powered
Energy Devices for _______
Year
Step 1. Property Owner/Applicant
HCAD Account Number: _____________________________________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming an exemption from taxation for the installation or construction of solar and wind-powered
energy devices pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.27. This exemption applies to solar and wind-powered energy devices that are primarily for the production and
distribution of energy for on-site use. This application covers property owned on January 1 of this year. You must furnish all information and documentation
required by this application in order to receive a property tax exemption.
WHERE TO FILE: File the completed application and all required documents with the Harris County Appraisal District at the address above.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: You must le the completed application with all required documentation beginning January 1 and no later than April 30 of the
year for which you are requesting an exemption.
DUTY TO NOTIFY: If the chief appraiser grants the exemption, you do not need to reapply annually. You must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you to do
so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 if and when your
right to this exemption ends.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information from
you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may
extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.
Name of Property Owner
Name of Property Owner
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certicate,
Social Security Number,**Federal Tax ID Number
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certicate,
Social Security Number,**
Physical Address
Physical Address
Place an “X” or check mark in the box if the ownership interest identied above is less than 100 percent (100%) in the property for which you are claiming
the exemption. Provide on a separate sheet the following information for each additional individual or entity who has an ownership interest in the
property: property owner’s name; driver’s license, personal ID certicate, social security number, or federal tax ID number; primary phone number;
mailing address; and percentage (%) of ownership interest in the property. Under Tax Code Section 11.41(a), if the applicant is not the sole owner of the
property to which the exemption applies, the exemption shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the property interest the
applicant owns and the denominator of which is the value of the property.
If you are an individual property owner or married couple ling this application on your own behalf, skip Step 2 and go to Step 3; all other applicants are
required to complete Step 2.
* If the applicant for this exemption is a married couple, the spouse identied in this application as the property owner may be treated as the owner of 100 percent (100%) of the
community property under Tax Code Section 11.41(b).
City
City
County
County
%
State
State
Zip Code
Zip Code
Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Percent Ownership Interest
The applicant is the following type of property owner:
Applicant’s mailing address (if different from the physical address provided above):
Individual
Partnership
Married Couple*
Corporation
Other (specify):
Step 2. Authorized Representative
Provide the following information for the individual with the legal authority to act for the property owner in this matter:
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