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Kansas Energy News
November 2016
Blowing into Lyon County?
(Emporia Gazette, Nov. 30, 2016)
Pratt County Commission: Ninnescah Wind farm ready for final approval
(Pratt Tribune, November 29, 2016)
Planning and Zoning Board approves NextEra application
(Pratt Tribune, Nov. 23, 2016)
Work starts to improve storage at Siemens nacelle factory in Kansas
(ReNews, Nov. 22, 2016)
Area, state gas prices still falling
(Dodge City Globe, Nov. 16, 2016)
Bloom Wind Farm in Ford, Co. to help power Microsoft data center
(Microsoft Blog, Nov. 14, 2016)
October 2016
Kansas settlement would allow Algonquin Power & Utilities to buy Empire District
(Utility Dive, Oct. 10, 2016)
Labor Day Weekend Earthquake Likely Won't Be the Last
(Kansas Public Radio, Oct. 5, 2016)
Editorial: Hamm's Pipeline plan
(Lawrence Journal-World, Oct. 2, 2016)
Westar to get half its energy from zero-emission sources
(Wichita Eagle, Oct. 1, 2016)
September 2016
Hamm landfill to construct methane gas plant and pipeline
(Lawrence Journal-World, Sept. 28, 2016)
Construction Begins On 178 MW Bloom Wind Project In Kansas
(North American Windpower, Sept. 22, 2016)
Enel banks $500m Kansas cash
(REnews, Sept. 16, 2016)
All of Marion County is now opened to wind farms
(Peabody Gazette-Bulletin, September 14, 2016)
Enel nears Kansas finish lines
(REnews, Sept. 9, 2016)
Enel to put 400 MW of wind power in operation in Kansas
(Electric Light and Power, Sept. 7, 2016)
August 2016
Shareholders to vote on Westar-Great Plains merger
(Lawrence Journal-World, August 29, 2016)
ICM buys Colwich ethanol plant caught in bankruptcy
(Wichita Eagle, August 24, 2016)
Scale and scope of Kansas value-of-solar study yet to be determined
(Midwest Energy News, August 23, 2016)
More parties intervene in KCPL-Westar merger case
(Lawrence Journal-World, August 16, 2016)
Missouri regulators question proposed KCP&L, Westar merger
(Lawrence Journal-World, August 15, 2016)
Ratepayer advocates question cost of Kansas efficiency program
(Midwest Energy News, August 12, 2016)
Enel lifts Kansas curtain
(REnews, August 4, 2016)
June 2016
Douglas County Commission approves regulations for wind energy towers
(Lawrence Journal-World, June 22, 2016)
Wind power project prepares for second round
(Columbia Tribune, June 21, 2016)
Missouri Chamber endorses Clean Line project
(Missouri Times, June 20, 2016)
Douglas County Commission to have public hearing on wind turbine tower regulations
(Lawrence Journal-World, June 20, 2016)
RES initiates permits for Reading wind farm
(Osage County Herald-Chronicle, June
9, 2016)
Missouri regulatory staff claims jurisdiction over KCP&L parent’s bid for Westar Energy
(Kansas City Star, June 6, 2016)
Missouri munis contract for 200 MW of space on proposed Grain Belt Express line
(Utility Dive, June 6, 2016)
May 2016
Westar CEO: Great Plains only bidder that agreed to keep Westar's headquarters in downtown Topeka
(Topeka Capital-Journal, May 31, 2016)
KCP&L parent agrees to buy Topeka-based Westar Energy
(Kansas City Star, May 31, 2016)
VIDEO: Great Plains Energy buying Westar for $12.2 billion
(Electric Light & Power, May 31, 2016)
Report: Ameren to make final offer to acquire Westar
(Utility Dive, May 12, 2016)
Editorial: Kansas can make its wind industry even stronger with updated RPS
(Topeka Capital-Journal, May 11, 2016)
GOP states, including Kansas, benefiting from shift to wind and solar energy
(Topeka Capital-Journal, May 6, 2016)
Vestas Receives 178 MW Order For Kansas Wind Farm
(Clean Technica, May 5, 2016)
April 2016
Capital Power blooms in Kansas with 178 MW project
(REnews, April 27, 2016)
Editorial: The value of Kansas wind
(Salina Journal, April 15, 2016)
Clark County gets wind farm
(Dodge City Globe, April 13, 2016)
Initial bids for Kansas utility Westar Energy due this week
(Utility Dive, April 10, 2016)
New 400 MW wind farm planned for southwest Kansas; will supply cheap power to KC area
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 8, 2016)
Editorial: Wind Energy Policy Needed
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 8, 2016)
Buffett may be seeking Westar
(Hillsboro Free Press, April 6, 2016)
Douglas County Commission tables wind farm regulations measure
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 6, 2016)
March 2016
Westar Energy gets rate hike for home customers, cuts for most businesses
(Wichita Eagle, March 31, 2016)
Federal order means millions in savings for Westar Energy customers, eventually
(Wichita Eagle, March 30, 2016)
Waterville to use wind power
(Marysville Advocate, March 30, 2016)
Turbines going up at local wind farm
(Marysville Advocate, March 2, 2016)
February 2016
Kansas wind industry won’t wait for court drama to end
(Parsons Sun, Feb. 26, 2016)
Wind farm work brings in business
(Marysville Advocate, February 17, 2016)
Kansas Clean Power Plan In Limbo After Court Ruling
(Salina Post, Feb. 16, 2016)
Two Kansas lawmakers urge KCC to halt Clean Power Plan preparations
(Lawrence Journal-World, Feb. 15, 2016)
McPherson signs contract for wind energy
(McPherson Sentinel, Feb. 12, 2016)
Westar Energy supplies wind energy to Kansas utilities
(Westar Energy News Release, Feb. 10, 2016)
Advocates say Kansas overlooking efficiency in Clean Power Plan compliance
(Midwestern Energy News, Feb. 9, 2016)
January 2016
Large, heavy trucks expected through here for wind farm
(Marysville Advocate, January 13, 2016)
No wind farms yet for Finney County, but the potential is there
(Garden City Telegram, Jan. 9, 2016)
KCP&L says there was nothing improper about private meeting with regulator
(Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 8, 2016)
EDF RE Commissions Slate Creek wind farm and NM wind farm
(North American Windpower, Jan. 7, 2016)
Questions about private conversations with KCC commissioner emerge in utility case
(Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 6, 2016)
U.S. Energy News
November 2016
Trump Can’t Kill Solyndra Loan Office That Outperforms Banks
(Bloomberg, Nov. 28, 2016)
Michigan's biggest electric provider phasing out coal, despite Trump's stance
(Bloomberg, Nov. 26, 2016)
Second wind farm could come to Williams County
(Williston Herald, Nov. 23, 2016)
Wind turbines coming to Powesheik County, Iowa
(Des Moines Register, Nov. 15, 2016)
Goldwater: where does my party go with Trump? Look to the Sun
(Scottsdale Independent, Nov. 11, 2016)
October 2016
Is New York Ready for Solar Power?
(New York Times, Oct. 2, 2016)
September 2016
Nebraska making efficiency push for state-owned buildings
(Midwest Energy News, September 14, 2016)
New proposals from Iowa utilities raise red flags for solar advocates
(Midwest Energy News, September 6, 2016)
June 2016
LES making wind cost information secret
(Lincoln Journal Star, June 10, 2016)
Dairyland Power contracts for 98-megawatt wind farm
(La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune, June 9, 2016)
Lincoln solar power project aims to fire up by June 20
(Omaha World-Herald, June 1, 2016)
May 2016
SPP CEO: Regionalization, transmission help push renewables penetration near 50%
(Utility Dive, May 26, 2016)
Some states may be making a big mistake about rooftop solar
(Washington Post, May 26, 2016)
April 2016
San Francisco Requires New Buildings To Install Solar Panels
(NPR, April 20, 2016)
Report: One-third of solar installers offer energy storage, number set to rise
(Utility Dive, April 14, 2016)
Nebraska lawmakers pass PACE bill to open up efficiency, renewable generation
(Utility Dive, April 14, 2016)
Peabody Energy, a coal giant, seeks bankruptcy protection
(New York Times, April 13, 2016)
A renewable energy boom
(New York Times, April 4, 2016)
March 2016
Sandoval aide: Nevada's clean energy reputation is damaged
(Penn Energy, March 23, 2016)
Official: Fallout from PUC ruling tarnished Nevada’s clean energy image
(Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 22, 2016)
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