Lander lawmaker: carbon capture projects should pay property taxes

CHEYENNE — Wyoming is expected to quickly become the leading state in the nation for carbon capture sequestration projects, and private companies are eyeing the Cowboy State for its “immense opportunity” to deploy carbon capture technology and enhanced oil recovery.

Carbon capture projects such as Project Bison in Sweetwater County, and Tallgrass Energy, L.P., and Meriden Carbon in Laramie County are still in the early stages of planning.

However, Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, is worried about how these large carbon capture stations might be exempted from paying property taxes.

“These gigantic new...