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Lincoln County WY — $3M Annual Tax Revenue Loss from Coal Plant Conversion

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Lincoln County lost approximately $3 million in annual tax revenue when the first Naughton coal unit was converted to natural gas in 2020, mostly from decreased severance tax on lost coal production at the Kemmerer coal mine. Remaining two coal units scheduled for conversion.

Kemmerer is the county seat with population ~2,600. Lincoln County population ~10,580. 83% voted for Trump in 2024.

Partially offset by: TerraPower nuclear plant (Bill Gates, construction permit Jan 2025, electricity 2030), trona expansion, carbon storage projects.

This is the budget vulnerability Sabot targeted — coal community facing revenue loss, receptive to ‘fiscal sustainability’ pitch.

Source: WyoFile, NPR (Mar 2024, Mar 2025)

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