Kansas Has Potential to Generate Power from Wind

Issues of siting and developing wind farms in various areas of Kansas have raised questions and controversies over the last few years.  The Kansas Energy Council have worked to gather information to help communities and counties make decisions when approched by developers. They also cosponsored, with the Rural Life Task Force, a trip to Minnesota to view community wind projects. A study of a renewable portfolio standard for Kansas also will help gather information about the potential for renewable energy generation from the ever-present Kansas wind.

Wind and Prairie Task Force

To study some of the issues surrounding wind, a task force was formed and released its report in 2005.

Members of the Wind and Prairie Task Force tackled a very complex issue over the past several months, weighing the options of our state's wind energy potential and preservation of unique ecosystems, such as the Flint Hills. The culmination of their efforts is a comprehensive report that will take time to review in its entirety. Based on initial review of the findings, the Task Force has presented two different approaches with a common end result: implementation of a strategy that preserves the grasslands of Kansas, including those in the Flint Hills, while also developing our state's wind-energy potential.