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Kansas’ Wind Energy Falls Short of Potential
In a recent study, Kansas was ranked second among states for wind energy-producing potential. Though there has been considerable investment and progress in establishing wind farms and new wind turbines, the state still is falling short of its potential, estimated at 3.6 million gigawatt hours. Continue reading
Kansas is Taking Too Long to Open the State’s Electrical Grid
Renewable energy receives deserved attention from politicians promising a greener future that’s less dependent on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. Continue reading
Wind Energy Sector Adds Kansas Jobs
Jupiter Group plans to move into 41,000 square feet of existing space and be operating by Aug. 1. Initially the facility will have 15 to 30 employees and over the next few years could see up to 100 additional workers. The company is making a $2.4 million investment. Continue reading
Kansas Slips a Notch in State Rankings of Wind Energy Production
Kansas has some of the best potential in the country for wind energy, but it’s fallen from 11th to 14th among states in its actual capacity to produce the power. Continue reading
Midwest Turns to Wind Turbines
The wind-energy industry last year installed 5,700 new turbines with more than 10,000 megawatts of generating capacity — enough to serve more than 2.4 million homes — said the American Wind Energy Association. Continue reading
Is Texas Writing the Book on Wind Power?
In the Panhandle, gusts reached 47 miles per hour and wind generators delivered a record 6,242 megawatts of power to Dallas, Austin and other population centers. At 1 p.m., 22 percent of all the electricity consumed in the Texas grid was coming from wind. Continue reading
Counties Look to Capitalize on Wind
Several new wind farms may soon be cropping up in the area, allowing Kansans to capitalize on the free-blowing breeze in a state officials say has the second most potential for wind power in the country. Continue reading
Wind Brings Windfall to Wichita Co.
On a windy morning the blades of 33 wind turbines glided through the air in Wichita County. And while the turbines were generating electricity, county commissioners gathered in Leoti to receive the first of 10 payments from Westar Energy, which owns and operates the Central Plains Wind Farm. Continue reading
Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition Release Recommendations
Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri today released Great Expectations: U.S. Wind Energy Development, the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition’s 2010 Recommendations. Governor Culver and Governor Carcieri are the chair and vice chair of the 29-state organization. Continue reading
Bottled Wind Could Be as Constant as Coal
Wind power has made incredible inroads into the U.S. energy system thanks to big, efficient machines standing hundreds of feet tall. But the future of wind power may be underground. Continue reading
