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Jan 9, 2009

Kansas Governor, Lt. Governor offer forward-looking plan

Renewable energy goals will lead to jobs, investment and clean energy

The Wind Coalition today praised Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson for announcing components of a forward-looking energy plan that offers achievable renewable energy goals that will create jobs and new investment in Kansas, while tapping into the state's abundant and clean wind energy resources.

"The governor and lieutenant governor have developed policies that will set Kansas on the right course for the future," said Paul Sadler, the executive director of the Wind Coalition. "Kansas sits in the heart of the Central Wind Corridor that can help power the nation with a resource that is clean, cost-competitive and completely renewable."

"Setting a minimum standard in law for energy generated from renewable sources is wise for a state like Kansas that is so well-positioned to help meet America's energy needs," said Sadler. "With the volatile cost of oil and gas and the likelihood of a national carbon policy that will impact the price of coal, it makes sense to invest in wind where it is a viable source of energy in America's heartland."

Kansas today derives just over 1,000 megawatts of power from wind energy sources, but has the potential to develop between 10,000 and 15,000 megawatts of wind energy. Positioned in the middle of a national wind corridor that stretches from Texas to North Dakota, Kansas has the potential to serve as a wind energy development and transmission hub that can develop and deliver wind power from coast to coast.

The Wind Coalition is a regional trade group that advocates for the continued development of wind resources in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market in Texas, as well as the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which manages electric grids in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The coalition consists of wind producers and manufacturers, as well as environmental advocacy groups.


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