TREND. Taxing Wind in the Mountain States.

Why tax wind? Coal forces accuse wind energy of shutting down coal as an energy source

What is the tax proposal? increase taxes on the renewable energy source to raise money for education by either:

• tax per megawatt hour of wind produced in Wyoming
• require wind companies to pay the state up to $12 per megawatthour of the production tax credit they receive from the federal government

Wyoming News | Wyoming lawmakers seek higher taxes on wind

Wyoming News | Proposed energy tax may threaten Wyoming wind project