The state Joint Revenue Committee voted against a tax on wind energy in November, and like Mayor Evenson, Governor Freudenthal supports a wind energy excise tax.  What are your thoughts?  Please post a comment and share your view on whether wind energy should be taxed differently than coal-fired plants and other electricity producers.

While Wyoming’s upcoming large-scale wind farm projects have been getting much attention lately, many Wyoming ranchers and farmers are also “looking into the wind” for a solution to their rising electric costs.  Advanced Energy Technology, of Cody, Wyoming, was able to help Carbon County resident Michael Kananen, who had seen a nearly 50% increase in his Beartooth Electric Co-Op rates, by installing a vertical axis wind turbine on his ranch.  Read the Full Story.