State Rep. Bill Allemand, R- Casper, told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that neither he nor his family own any land that has been leased to wind energy developers.

That was a response to Bar Nunn Public Works Director Dustin Smart, who claimed Allemand is hypocritically leasing land to wind developers while at the same time showing staunch opposition to public subsidies for nuclear storage projects.

Smart claimed via Facebook that Allemand has an incentive behind his anti-nuclear platform, according to a series of screenshots Allemand released in a Sunday press release addressing the allegation.

“Allemands have never owned any acres in Converse or Albany counties,” he said. “I wish I had land that had a nice turbine on it because I’d be making $2 million to $3 million per year.”

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