It is no surprise that Montana Governor Dave Freudenthal is proposing a wind excise tax. There is no way that the government is going to let someone have free energy. Does everything under the sun have to be taxed? In this case, it is a tax against companies in the industry and I do not know if the proposed wind excise tax will be applicable to individuals who may use wind turbines and solar power systems to generate electricity for their homes and businesses. If this wind excise tax becomes law, then there will be other jurisdictions that will take things further and attempt to impose taxes on solar panels and wind turbines on individuals who are completely off of the electrical grid.
Gov. Dave Freudenthal is pushing several bills to regulate the wind energy industry. Chief among them are a $3 per megawatt hour excise tax, and a temporary suspension of eminent domain powers to “merchant” energy companies that want to connect wind turbines to the electrical grid.
Source: Billings Gazette
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