Brownback strikes deal with wind farm industry to expand Flint Hills...
The Republic WICHITA, Kan. — More than twice as many acres of the nationally significant Flint Hills will be protected from wind farms under a deal Gov. Sam Brownback has reached with the state’s wind...
View ArticleDeal limits Flint Hills wind farm expansion
Wichita Eagle BY Rick Plumlee Under an agreement reached between Gov. Sam Brownback and the state’s wind energy industry, the area where new wind turbines are prohibited in the Flint Hills has more...
View ArticleMore Wind Jobs for Kansas
Wind turbine factory to open in Newton, Kan. A Colorado company that has developed a smaller wind energy turbine will build its first manufacturing plant in south-central Kansas. Executives of the...
View ArticleWind Energy Offers Clean Path to Economic Growth: Sam Brownback
Wind Energy Offers Clean Path to Economic Growth: Sam Brownback Commentary by Sam Brownback | September 08, 2011 12:00AM ET (Bloomberg) — The moment is approaching when our nation must decide how it’s...
View ArticleBrownback administration outlines school finance concepts
Topeka – Education officials on Wednesday expressed concerns that Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to overhaul the school finance system may put more of the financing burden on local districts. During a...
View ArticleWind farm developer refinances Kansas project
Wind energy developer Wind Capital Group announced that it has closed on international financing for its $350-million, 201-megawatt capacity Post Rock Wind Energy Project, a wind farm and 31 miles of...
View ArticleGovernor Recognizes Impact of Wind Energy Industry on Kansas Economy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2012 Governor Recognizes Impact of Wind Energy Industry on Kansas Economy Kansas ranks #1 in wind turbines under construction Topeka – With a six foot wind turbine just a...
View ArticleStrengthening our Nation’s Domestic Energy Supply
By: Governor Sam Brownback and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Kansas The increasing cost of conducting business in the United States threatens innovation and investment in new technologies. In today’s...
View ArticlePress Release – New Study Highlights Wind’s Economic Benefits in Kansas
New study shows wind energy creates jobs for workers, economic benefits for landowners, and downward pressure on electricity rates A new study released today by Polsinelli Shughart in partnership with...
View ArticleFort Hays State University Harnesses Wind to Power University
Two Vestas wind turbines will soon rise above “College Hill” providing energy to the Fort Hays State University (FHSU) campus. FHSU President Edward Hammond announced signing of contracts for the...
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Kansas Lawmakers Tour Smoky Hills Wind Farm
More than twenty legislators and guests descended upon central Kansas Wednesday, October 14, to attend a briefing and tour of the Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Ellsworth and Lincoln County, Kansas. Hosted...
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Vying for the Title: States Across the U.S. Set Wind Output Records
October was a record breaking month for wind energy output. by Michael Goggin. Originally published at AweaBlog.org Grid operators in Texas (ERCOT) and the Midwest (MISO) spent the past week neck and...
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Invenergy Celebrates Official Opening of Buckeye Wind Energy Center
From Invenergy: Chicago, Illinois – Leading clean energy company Invenergy LLC (“Invenergy”) on Thursday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its 200 MW Buckeye Wind Energy Center in Ellis County,...
View ArticleSiemens Receives Major Order from Westar Energy for 280-MW Wind Project in...
Siemens to supply and service 122 wind turbines for Western Plains Wind Farm project 280-MW onshore wind power project to be located in Ford County, Kansas...
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Governor Brownback: Wind power could supply 50 percent of Kansas electricity
Kansas has long been one of America’s wind power leaders; its installed capacity has doubled four times in the last 10 years, and it’s about to double again. In 2015, wind supplied nearly 24 percent...
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How the FORTUNE 500 Are Driving New Markets for Clean Energy
More Companies are Choosing to Power Their Operations with Renewable Energy From AWEABlog, by Evan Vaughn What brings diverse companies like Amazon, Disney, General Motors, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks...
View ArticleFACT CHECK! Transmission Pays for Itself, Saves Consumers Money
From AWEABlog, by Betsy Beck Studies show that expanding America’s electricity grid to meet 21st century needs more than pays for itself, and can even result in significant consumer savings. Improved...
View ArticleInfinity Renewables and MJMEUC Sign Power Purchase Agreement
(Santa Barbara, California) Infinity Renewables entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) to sell wind energy from its...
View ArticleWildfires Raging Across Region – Your Help Needed
Wind Coalition Members and Supporters, Wildfires are raging across our region, in the heart of the Wind Corridor, and our friends and neighbors are in need of your help. There are many ways to...
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When Wind Turbines Move to Town – How Do Rural Communities Benefit?
By Anna Luke, American Wind Energy Association Originally published on Into the Wind It wasn’t always the case, but nowadays rural places are often among those in greatest need of new economic...
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