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 Certicate,
Social Security Number,**Federal Tax ID Number
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certicate,
Social Security Number,**
Physical Address
Physical Address
Place an “X” or check mark in the box if the ownership interest identied 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 certicate, 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 identied 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:
Continue on Page 2
Step 6. Certication and Signature
Step 4. Property Information
Step 5. Additional Information
Attach picture(s) and invoices for device, installation and construction. If business personal property, attach a copy of rendition.
NOTICE REGARDING PENALTIES FOR MAKING OR FILING AN APPLICATION CONTAINING A FALSE STATEMENT: If you make a false statement
on this form, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Penal Code Section 37.10.
“I, __________________________________________________________________________, swear or afrm the following:
Printed Name of Property Owner or Authorized Representative
(1) that each fact contained in this application is true and correct; (2) that the property described in this application meets the qualications
under Texas law for the exemption claimed; (3) and that I have read and understand the Notice Regarding Penalties for Making or Filing an
Application Containing a False Statement.”
sign
here Date _____________________________
11.27 (01/2016) Page 2
Step 3. Type of Solar and Wind-Powered Energy Device Exemptions
Solar energy device that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site non-commercial use.
Solar energy device that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site commercial use.
Wind-powered device that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.
Step 2. Authorized Representative, continued
Mailing Address
Title of Authorized Representative
City County State Zip Code
Primary Phone Number (area code and number)
For purposes of the exemption under Tax Code Section 11.27, “solar energy” devices or “wind-powered energy” devices convert energy from the sun or wind
into thermal, mechanical or electrical energy; store the converted energy; or distribute the converted energy.
Place an “x” or check mark beside the type of solar or wind-powered energy device for which you are claiming an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.27:
Exemption Application for Solar or Wind-Powered Energy Devices
Description of device
Account number of real property
on which device is located
Physical address on which
device is located
Use of device