Minnesota County Receives Millions from Wind Production Taxes

June 27, 2017

Representatives from the wind industry and Xcel Energy recently presented a ceremonial check for almost $2.4 million to the chairman of the Mower County, Minnesota, board of commissioners for 2016 wind energy production tax revenue. According to nonprofit group Wind on the Wires, the amount is the largest wind energy production tax payment made to any one county in Minnesota, a state in which the wind industry has invested $6.8 billion. According to the chairman, the entire community benefits from the revenue, which in the past has been used to improve roads and bridges and provide tax relief for citizens.