Wind has been good for Kansas. It has attracted $8 billion of capital investment into the state while annually returning $8.9 million to its landowners through leases. According to the Kansas Energy Information Network, wind supports 12,000 jobs in Kansas and five factories that build wind-related parts. It also saves Kansans $1.64 billion on electric
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The Kansas State Fair is just around the corner! As you and your family make plans to attend, we hope you’ll join Kansans for Wind along with the Kansas Corporation Commission and other partners as we showcase wind energy as part of the Kansas Energy Expo in the Ad Astra Pavilion. There will be fun,
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“Kansas had the third-highest amount of wind power capacity under construction in the country in the second quarter, with buyers including in-state utilities and an internet search company.” Read the full story.

“Kansas could make complying with a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions much easier for its neighbors, according to a regional organization that operates the grid — but it also could pay more in the process.” Read the full story.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed House Substitute for Senate Bill 91 into law on Thursday, May 28, 2015.  This bill represents a compromise between the wind industry and organizations which were opposed to the Renewable Portfolio Standard and which were supporting increased taxes on the industry. The bill is prospective in nature. Wind farms which
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Environmentalists and wind energy advocates are touting the results of a recent survey that shows bipartisan support among Kansas voters for renewable energy standards passed in 2009.

January 23, 2014 – Today the Wind Coalition and the Climate and Energy Project released new poll data showing that Kansans overwhelmingly support the development of renewable energy resources in Kansas and the state’s 2009 renewable energy law. The poll, conducted by North Star Opinion Research, shows that Kansans support increasing renewable energy development and
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OLATHE, Kan. – Four-term Kansas State Senator and former Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) Secretary Karin Brownlee has joined Kansans for Wind Energy, a group of businesses, civic leaders and supporters dedicated to promoting wind energy in Kansas, as its spokesperson and advocate. “We are thrilled to have Karin join our team,” said Richard Martin,
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The route of the Grain Belt Express Clean Line has not yet been determined. The project will deliver 3,500 megawatts of the best renewable power from western Kansas to communities in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and points farther east (see illustration below). Clean Line is committed to working with communities, individual landowners, state and federal agencies,
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NextEra Energy Resources completed the purchase of the 165-MW Cimarron I wind energy center from CPV Renewable Energy. The project, located in Gray County in southwest Kansas, is comprised of 72 Siemens 2.3-MW turbines spread across approximately 14,000 acres. The facility’s output is sold to the Tennessee Valley Authority under a 20-year agreement. Financial terms
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