---
title: NEW REPORT: Balancing The Scales: How Wyoming Can Protect Its Energy Revenues - Wyoming Liberty Group - Wyoming Liberty Group
description: Wyoming Liberty Group and Always On Energy Research released a policy report on protecting Wyoming's energy tax revenues as global fossil fuel demand shifts.
canonical_url: https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues
language: en-GB
notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues.
markdown-tokens: 2224
---

> **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content.
> **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above.


\[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://wyliberty.org/) - \[About\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff &amp; Board\](https://wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Current Posts\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts) - \[Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Get Involved\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://wyliberty.org/search) ## Learn About ### Transparency <a></a> Font size: \[ &amp;plus; \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ – \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ Print \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues?tmpl=component&amp;print=1&amp;format=print "Print") # NEW REPORT: Balancing The Scales: How Wyoming Can Protect Its Energy Revenues \[Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) Wednesday, 04 June 2025 <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1531/b2ap3\_large\_Energy-Report-Banner-1152-x-384.png) </a>Wyoming Liberty Group, working with Always On Energy Research, released a policy report titled "Balancing the Scales: How Wyoming Can Protect Its Energy Revenues," authored by Trevor Lewis and Gabriel Collins, with project oversight by Isaac Orr. For the past several decades, Wyoming has benefited enormously from tax revenues generated from extracting coal, oil and gas. As global demand for these resources has declined over the past 15 years, revenues have also declined. This trend is likely to continue, giving Wyoming little leeway to change the negative outlook for coal, oil and gas extraction. This report finds that the only feasible way Wyoming can prepare itself for this decline in revenues is by looking elsewhere for new revenues. Wind generated electricity is currently taxed at a rate significantly less than oil, gas or coal. Solar generated electricity is not taxed at all. Wind and solar developers are expected to drastically expand their operations over the next 15 years, giving Wyoming the opportunity to consider a tax rate that is more in line with current tax rates on coal, oil and gas. To soften the blow to developers, legislators should consider adopting a renewable royalty tax on the price a developer receives for wind and solar, rather than the current excise tax model. \[Balancing the Scales Report\](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/135712888/) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) Tags: \[Energy\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/energy) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[Nuclear\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/nuclear) \[Nuclear Power\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags/nuclear-power) \[ Lessons From Sweden on Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Conve... \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/lessons-from-sweden-on-spent-nuclear-fuel-a-conversation-with-johan-swahn-episode-93) \[ Storing Nuclear Waste in Casks - An Issue of Conce... \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/storing-nuclear-waste-in-casks) #### Related Posts ### \[There is No Direct Democracy Solution for Local Control of Data Centers in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/there-is-no-direct-democracy-solution-for-local-control-of-data-centers-in-wyoming) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) ### \[WyLiberty’s 10 Interim Topics to Watch\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/wylibertys-10-interim-topics-to-watch) \[Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) ### \[OP-ED: Defining Food Insecurity in Wyoming\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/op-ed-defining-food-insecurity-in-wyoming) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) ### \[WY 2026 SF 123 - Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/wy-2026-sf-123-wyoming-energy-dominance-fund) \[Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) ### \[Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, and the Bigger Policy Picture with Eric Epstein - Episode 108\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues/nuclear-energy-data-centers-and-the-bigger-policy-picture-with-eric-epstein-episode-108) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) ### \[Wyoming Secretary of State on Elections and Economic Policy - Episode 107\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues/wyoming-secretary-of-state-on-elections-and-economic-policy-episode-107) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) !\[logo white 002\](https://wyliberty.org/images/general\_art/logo\_white\_002.png) \*\*Wyoming Liberty Group\*\* P.O. Box 9 • Burns, WY 82053 Phone: (307) 632-7020 ##### Quick Links - \[ Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/legal-center) - \[ News Releases\](https://wyliberty.org/news-releases) - \[ Podcasts\](https://wyliberty.org/podcasts) - \[ Policy\](https://wyliberty.org/policy) - \[ Videos\](https://wyliberty.org/videos) ##### Support - \[ Blog Tags\](https://wyliberty.org/blog-tags) - \[ Contact Us\](https://white-clair-78.tiiny.site/) - \[ Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[ Privacy Policy\](https://wyliberty.org/privacy-policy) - \[ Login/out\](https://wyliberty.org/login-out) Search Copyright © 2026 Wyoming Liberty Group. \[\](#)- \[ Home\](https://wyliberty.org/) - <a>About</a> - \[ Who We Are\](https://wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[ Core Principles\](https://wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[ Staff &amp; Board\](https://wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[ Current Posts\](https://wyliberty.org/current-posts) - <a>Topics</a> - \[ Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[ Economic\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[ Education\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[ Election Security Standards\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[ Energy and Resources\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[ Eye on the Issues\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[ Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[ Health Care\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[ Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[ Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[ Limited Government\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[ Marijuana/THC\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[ Political\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[ Property Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[ Regulation\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[ Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[ Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[ Transparency\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - <a>Get Involved</a> - \[ Donation/Membership\](https://wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[ Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[ Contact \](https://wyliberty.org/contact) - \[ Search\](https://wyliberty.org/search) \[\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0))