Pursuant to this article, the exemption provided by RPTL § 487
is hereby removed for the purposes of Village taxation and no such
exemption shall be granted with respect to any solar or wind energy
system, farm waste energy system, micro-hydroelectric energy system,
fuel cell electric generating system, micro-combined heat and power
generating equipment system, electric energy storage equipment and
electric energy storage system, or fuel-flexible linear generator
electric generating system, which began construction subsequent to
the date of legislative effect (January 1, 1991) or the effective
date of such article, whichever is later. Further, the Village opts
out of this exemption for any other type of energy system that may
be incorporated in RPTL § 487, unless a local law to the
contrary is adopted.