What if wind and solar were taxed the same way?

What’s the deal? Wyoming is considering HB 94 (2021 | WY) that would apply the same tax that wind energy faces to solar. A $1 tax on each MW/hour of electricity produced from larger solar energy facilities.

Why should we care? Finding a way to tax large scale solar and not tax residential, rooftop solar is the future. Solar industry doesn’t like it, saying it makes solar less competitive than in neighboring states. The idea first came from Wyoming’s House Appropriation committee last legislative session. It’ll make the rounds.

How can this impact me? The treatment of renewables by legislators and regulators is in perpetual fluctuation.

Casper Star Tribune | Wyoming lawmakers want to tax solar like they tax wind