Then, with great efficiency for a conservative state not traditionally tilted toward burdening the energy industry, they did something no other state has done, before or since: They taxed it. Some legislators in Wyoming are hoping to raise taxes on electricity generated by wind power , just as Power Company is due to start construction on wind farms with the potential to power nearly a million homes . The company warns such increases could hurt the project , however , supporters of the tax claim wind energy will provide few jobs and most of the energy generated will be used in California . Wyoming has raised almost $ 15 m since 2012 by being the only US state to tax wind turbine power . No major wind projects have been built since the tax was passed .
Some legislators in Wyoming are hoping to raise taxes on electricity generated by wind power , just as Power Company is due to start construction on wind farms with the potential to power nearly a million homes . The company warns such increases could hurt the project , however , supporters of the tax claim wind energy will provide few jobs and most of the energy generated will be used in California . Wyoming has raised almost $ 15 m since 2012 by being the only US state to tax wind turbine power . No major wind projects have been built since the tax was passed .