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##  [Wind Tax in Wyoming](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wind-tax-in-wyoming)

 Thursday, 25 July 2019

 

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By Philip Baron, MBA Decreased mineral tax revenue has led Wyoming lawmakers to consider raising the tax on wind energy from $1 a Megawatt Hour to $5 a Megawatt Hour. Wyoming is the only state that has a true "Wind Tax" of $1 per kilowatt-hour. When compared to other wind producing states in the West, Wyoming has had a lack of wind development sinc...

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