Gov. Mary Fallin proposes tax on Oklahoma wind production

NewsOK: Oklahoma would become the second state to impose a tax on wind power, and its tax would be the nation's highest, under a proposal announced Monday by Gov. Mary Fallin.

In her executive budget, Fallin proposed a 0.5 cent per kilowatt hour tax on electricity from wind generation. She also wants to sunset existing tax incentives for the wind industry earlier than planned.

The proposals brought praise from groups opposing wind incentives, but wind industry representatives said they could chill future investment in the state.

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