Tag: Kansas
Farmers Turn to Turbines During Tough Times
Farming and hard work are often synonymous. In a profession that depends upon nature for its production and livelihood, the results can...
Kansas Regulators Deny Petition For Reconsideration Of Westar, Great Plains Merger
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has denied the petition for reconsideration filed jointly by Great Plains Energy Inc. and Westar Energy Inc. regarding the...
Westar’s Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas
Thanks to the completion of its Western Plains wind farm, Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy Inc. is now meeting more than half of the annual...
400 MW Of Wind Powered Up In Kansas’ Central Plains
The Kingman and Ninnescah Wind Energy Centers, totaling 400 MW, have begun producing power in Kansas’ central plains, electric utility Westar Energy has announced.Westar...
Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition Names 2017 Leaders
The Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition has appointed Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., and Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., the group’s chair and vice chair,...
EDF, Axium Ownership Deal Closes On Kansas Wind Farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and a consortium led by Axium Infrastructure, an independent portfolio management firm, have closed an agreement in which Axium...
Enel Lands $500 Million For 400 MW Cimarron Bend Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), acting through its subsidiary Cimarron Bend Wind Holdings LLC, has signed a tax equity agreement worth approximately...
American Wind Action Kicks Off Kansas Campaign
American Wind Action (AWA), an independent and bipartisan group, has planned a highly targeted, six-figure broadcast and cable TV buy - in addition to...
Kingman Wind Energy Center Kicks Off Construction
Local dignitaries, including Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., celebrated the kick-off to construction for the 200 MW Kingman Wind Energy Center, located west of Wichita,...
Serious Injuries Sustained At Ninnescah Wind Farm; OSHA Opens Inquiry
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an inquiry after two construction workers recently sustained injuries in separate incidents at the same site in less than a week.
