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Grant Co. to consider major wind farm project
(Garden City Telegram, Feb. 3, 2012)

Counties hope to develop wind energy in NW Kansas
(Hays Daily News, Feb. 3, 2012)

Kansas tops for wind turbine construction
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Jan. 27, 2012)

Wind Turbines and Bird Fatalities
(Green Tech Media, Nov. 22, 2011)

Seaman High School gets wind turbine
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Oct. 26, 2011)

Wind energy projects increasing in Kansas, but they could slow down if federal tax credit changes
(Lawrence Journal World, Oct. 18, 2011)

Bel Aire industrial park hopes to lure wind power, composites
(Wichita Eagle, October 6, 2011)

Sunflower signs power agreement for new wind farm
(Wichita Eagle, September 8, 2011)

New wind company to expand in Wichita
(Wichita Eagle, September 7, 2011)

Wind energy company pitches turbines to help extend the life of stripper wells
(Wichita Business Journal, August 19, 2011)

Wind company picks Newton for factory, hundreds of jobs
(Newton Kansan, July 18, 2011)

Pa. wind turbines deadly to bats, costly to farmers
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 17, 2011)

FWS plans big wind study
(Hays Daily News, July 15, 2011)

Newton gets wind turbine plant
(Wichita Eagle, July 15, 2011)

Support for alternative energy subsidies thin among lawmakers
(Wichita Eagle, July 3, 2011)

Opinion: Wind-turbine ban infringes on rights
(Wichita Eagle, July 3, 2011)

Johnson County cuts red tape on wind turbines
(Kansas City Star, May 24, 2011)

Johnson County eases rural wind-power rules
(Johnson County Sun, May 19, 2011)

El Dorado continues to work on agreements for wind turbine
(El Dorado Times, May 18, 2011)

Wind turbine could generate power and educational tools at Eudora High School
(Lawrence Journal-World, April 13, 2011)

Change in the wind
(Hutchinson News, April 5, 2011)

Rules may change for wind farm sites
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 27, 2011)

Showdown: It’s Wind Energy v. Shale Gas for Cavern Storage
(Public Education Center's DC Bureau, March 26, 2011)

Wind industry could take toll on Kansas highways
(Lawrence Journal-World, March 24, 2011)

KSU researches cascading power failures
(Topeka Capital-Journal, March 21, 2011)

Governor signs executive order creating a group to foster wind energy in Kansas
(Lawrence Journal-World, Oct. 28, 2010)

Kansas man uses turbines to encourage wind systems
(Lawrence Journal-World, Oct. 27, 2010)

Wind energy could mean windfall for Kansas companies
(McClatchy News Service after Wichita Eagle, Sept. 29, 2010)

Wind power on a smaller scale carries potential
(The Kansas City Star, June 28, 2010)

Federal decision should help develop wind energy industry in Kansas
(Lawrence Journal-World, June 17, 2010)

Wind energy sector adds Kansas jobs
(The Kansas City Star, April 30, 2010)

Ecohawks hope to ride the wind
(The (KU) Daily Kansan, March 11, 2010)

Kansas now No. 2 in wind potential
(Wichita Eagle, Feb. 21, 2010)

Kan. company sells turbines
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Feb. 4, 2010)

Wichita firm finds niche in small wind energy
(Wichita Eagle, January 20, 2010)

Report: Sounds from wind turbines not harmful
(Wichita Eagle, December 16, 2009)

Airport officials look into 'green' options
(Wichita Eagle, December 7, 2009)

Kansas City Power & Light ramps up plans for wind power
(Kansas City Star, Dec. 1, 2009)

KCP&L Wind Energy RFPs, Dec. 1, 2009

Wind Industry Faces 'Prairie Rebellion' in Kansas County
(New York Times, Nov. 5, 2009)

Homemade generator harvests wind
(Pratt Tribune, October 1, 2009)

Wind turbine plan passes
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Sept. 22, 2009)

More transmission lines needed to develop wind energy, officials say
(Lawrence Journal-World, Sept. 9, 2009)

State OKs bonds to build plant in Hutch
(Lawrence Journal-World, Sept. 8, 2009)

Overland Park works on wind turbine regulations
(Johnson County Sun, August 12, 2009)

Elements of Progress: Wind (Special Section)
(Hutchinson News, February 2009)

Wind Farm Envy
(Peabody Gazette-Bulletin, July 22, 2009)

Omaha utility OKs deal with Kansas company to buy 60 megawatts of electricity from wind farm
(Washington Examiner, July 10, 2009)

Water district pursues wind energy for plant
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, July 10, 2009)

Pickens paring down wind farm project
(Dallas Morning News, July 6, 2009)

Zoning: Illegitimate Issues
(Solar Today, July/August, 2009, p. 46)

Special Feature: A new crop in Kansas
(Lawrence Journal-World, June 19, 2009)

Study says winds dying down
(Topeka Capital-Journal, June 10, 2009)

Wind turbine techs in demand
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 2, 2009)

Future sunny for wind turbine technicians
(Kansas City Star, March 28, 2009)

Gallery: Wind Turbines of Kansas
(Wichita Eagle, March 27, 2009)

Researchers, businesses have high hope for wind
(Wichita Eagle, March 27, 2009)

Prairie chickens face new threats
(Salina Journal, March 22, 2009)

Kansas must move fast to harness wind energy boom, experts say
(Wichita Eagle, March 19, 2009)

City commission talks wind towers
(Hays Daily News, March 6, 2009)

Proposed federal wind regulations would benefit Kansas
(Lawrence Journal-World, Feb. 24, 2009)

Renewable Energy Request for Proposals
Westar Energy, Feb. 12, 2009

Westar renews promise to pursue renewable energy
(Topeka Capital Journal, Feb. 13, 2009)

Westar aims for major boost of wind power
(Kansas City Star, Feb. 12, 2009)

Turbines turn students’ attention to science
(Kansas City Star, Jan. 20, 2009)

School to build its first wind turbine
(Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 18, 2009)

'Crazy' like the wind
(Hays Daily News, Jan. 17, 2009)

Schools install wind turbines
(Arkansas City Traveler, June 9, 2008)

Wind, solar exhibits popular at farm show
(Salina Journal Journal, March 30, 2008 - as found on Southwest Wind Power web-site)

Tribe to pursue wind energy project
(St. Joseph News-Press, Jan. 5, 2009)

Kansas Wind Energy News Archives

Commentary

Deming: Can we afford wind energy?
(Hutchinson News, Jan. 11, 2012)

Editorial: Shield the Flint Hills
(Wichita Eagle, May 10, 2011)

Wind farm agreement wise
(Winfield Courier, May 8, 2011)

Editorial: Kansas needs to capitalize on wind
(Wichita Eagle, Feb. 24, 2010)

In Our View: Harvesting the wind
(The Joplin (Mo.) Globe, January 4, 2008)

Editorial: Small steps (on Wind)
(Lawrence Journal-World, December 29, 2007)

Editorial: State poised for new wind energy era
(Wichita Eagle, January 2, 2008)

Events

Wind Energy Production

 Source: Energy Information Administration, 2001-10

 Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006-10

 Source: Energy Information Administration, 2008-10

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 Source: Energy Information Administration, 2001-2010 (Updated March 2011)

New Graphic: Average monthly wind production for state of Kansas - Sum of monthly averages for all Kansas wind projects (Updated May 2011)
(Source: Energy Information Administration, 2001-2010

Wind-Related Events

Kansas Energy Conference '10 - Past.

Kansas Wind & Renewable Energy Conference '09 - Past.

Kansas Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Conference '08 - Past.

Kansas Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Conference '07 - Past.

Kansas Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Conference '06 - Past.

Kansas Renewable Energy & Efficiency Conference 2005 - Past.

Kansas Renewable Energy & Efficiency Conference 2004 - Past

Kansas Wind & Biomass Conf. 2003  - Past.

Kansas Wind Energy 2002 - Past.

Kansas Wind Energy 2001 - Past.

Kansas Wind Energy 2000 - Past.

County Wind Guidelines

The following Kansas counties have specific guidelines or policies relevant to wind development:

Butler County - Follow link to county web-site

Ellis County - Effective Sept. 1, 2006. See Section 27-104.

Harper County - statement on wind energy

Johnson County - wind ordinance
Article 2, Definitions
Article 17, Exceptions
Article 18, System Performance
Article 23, CUP

McPherson County Zoning Regulations, Article 3, Section 107, pertaining to Electric Wind Farm Stations begins on p. 21.
    --McPherson County, reprint, KEIN

Riley County regulations for Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Special Uses, Section 22, see p 3.

Saline County Zoning Regs
   - Commercial Wind Energy
   - Private Wind Energy

Sumner County - Article IV.

Wind Programs

Kansas Wind Applications Center, K-State Power Systems Group

Kansas Wind for Schools Program, K-State Power Systems Group and Kansas Rural Center

Cloud County Community College Wind Energy Technology, Concordia, KS
Wind Turbine Technician degree program and Wind Energy Development Certificate

Pinnacle Career Institute wind turbine technician program,
11-month Certificate Program offered in Lawrence, KS, Kansas City, MO and online

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