(A) The developer/permittee will pay to the township a permit fee of $1,500 per proposed megawatt for each wind turbine generator. The permit fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. Fees shall not be returned where an application has been denied. The Township Supervisors may modify this fee by resolution from time to time in keeping with the township’s experience with the cost of administering the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Thereafter, the developer/permittee will pay the township $1,500 per megawatt for each wind turbine generator actually installed in the township (the “per megawatt payment”). Pursuant to the above terms, the developer/permittee specifically agrees that the commonwealth may not impair the right to this payment by the passage of legislation, executive order or otherwise.
(C) Such payments shall be on an annual basis payable on the anniversary of the issuance or notice date. Under no circumstances shall the township receive less than $1,500 per megawatt from the developer/permittee; however, the developer/permittee may receive a credit, which shall be set off against the per megawatt payment. CREDIT is defined as the amount of any payments related to the wind farm or wind turbine generators located in the township paid by the developer/permittee to any other governmental entity, for which such funds are actually (or are traceable to an amount) received by the township. If the credit is less than the per megawatt payment, then the per megawatt payment will be reduced by the credit; however, if the credit is equal to or greater than the per megawatt payment, no per megawatt payment is payable to the township.
(Ord. 5-2006, passed 12-7-2006)