July 10, 2013
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On March 13, the South Dakota Governor Rounds signed H.B. 1320 into law. The legislation exempts power-generating wind farms from most state and local taxes, but subjects them to an alternative annual tax that is based on the number of kilowatts a wind farm can produce. Also, the bill specifies that any company owning or leasing a wind farm is subject to retail sales and service taxes. But, wind energy facilities and energy transmission equipment is exempt for other state, county, municipal and district taxes.