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(Projects are listed in order of commercial operation)

Kansas-Smith Wind projects

Meade County, Kansas - In August 2005, Enertech Wind Systems of Wichita contracted and installed the two-turbine project totaling 240 kw at the Kansas-Smith hog farm in Southwestern Kansas near the town of Plains. The 120 kw Vestas V-20 wind turbines were remanufactured and commissioned by Halus Power Systems of Hayward, California. The energy produced is used to off-set the hog farms' electricity consumption.

• Hog Farm Cuts Costs, Offsets Resource Consumption - Halus Power Systems web-site
• Hog operation plans to use wind power
  (Hutchinson News, May 18, 2005)

Quinter Public Schools Wind Turbine

Quinter, Gove County, Kansas - In October 2007, Kansas USD 293 installed a 50 Kw EW50 wind turbine, manufactured by Entegrity Wind Systems of Boulder, Col. Upfront costs for the turbine were reported at $145,000. This turbine is visible from I-70.
(September 19, 2009)

• Quinter school taps into wind energy
  (Hays Daily News, October 19, 2007)

Pratt Community College Wind Turbines

Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas - In 2007, Pratt Community College installed three 50 Kw EW50 wind turbines, manufactured by Entegrity Wind Systems of Boulder, Col. This turbines are visible to the north of US 54/400 highway on the east side of the city.
(September 19, 2009)

• Quinter school taps into wind energy
  (Hays Daily News, October 19, 2007)

Moscow Public Schools Wind Turbine

Moscow, Stevens County, Kansas - In April 2008, Kansas USD 209 installed an Entegrity Wind Systems EW50 50 kw wind turbine. Upfront costs for the turbine were reported at $187,000.
(September 19, 2009)

• Kansas wind for schools showing results: Schools installing wind turbines for education, outreach
  (Kansas State University News Release, May 9, 2008)

5.4.7 Art Center Wind Turbines

Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas - In May 2008, Studio 804, an architectural studio from the University of Kansas, completed a LEED Platinum, modular art center which they designed and built for the 5.4.7 Arts Center in Greensburg. Part of the power system for this building are three Kestrel e150, 600 watt wind turbines (photo, left - provided by KEIN). The arts center also features Solar PV and geothermal for heating and cooling.
(September 23, 2009)

• 5.4.7 Arts Center - Building-Sustainable Features
• Studio 804 - 5.4.7 Arts Center sustainable prototype

Fairfield High School Wind Turbine

Langdon, Reno County, Kansas - In May 2008, Kansas USD 310 erected a Skystream 3.7, 1.8 (or 1.9) kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program, a joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University, through funding from the Department of Energy.
(September 20, 2009)

• Kansas wind for schools showing results: Schools installing wind turbines for education, outreach
  (Kansas State University News Release, May 9, 2008)

Walton Elementary School Wind Turbine

Walton, Harvey County, Kansas - In June 2008, Walton 21st Century Rural Life Elementary School, 500 W. Main St., Walton, KS erected a Skystream 3.7, 1.8 (or 1.9) kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program, a joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University, through funding from the Department of Energy. A group from Westar Energy's Green Team helped the school install the turbine.
(September 20, 2009)

• Kansas wind for schools showing results: Schools installing wind turbines for education, outreach
  (Kansas State University News Release, May 9, 2008)

BTI John Deere Wind Turbines

Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas - In 2008, BTI John Deere, a farm implement dealer, rebuilt their store after it was destroyed by a tornado on May 4, 2007. They rebuilt their store LEED Platinum, which includes two small wind turbines. One turbine is a 5 kw Endurance wind turbine (Photo, left, provided by KEIN) and the other a 1.8 kw Skystream 3.7. In 2010, BTI reported putting up another 50.0 kw Endurance turbine at their store.  They also erected similar turbines at Greensburg High School and a Greensburg area agricultural producer.
(July 3, 2010)

• BTI John Deere - Company Web-site
• Small wind goes big
  (Wichita Eagle, October 18, 2009)
• New BTI Greensburg Dealership Receives Platinum LEED Certification
  (John Deere News Release, July 30, 2009)
• BTI Wind Energy Installs 3 More 50kW Turbines in the Greenest City in the World!
  (BTI John Deere News Release, 2010)

Natoma High School Wind Turbine

Natoma, Osborne County, Kansas - In late fall 2008, Kansas USD 399 installed a 50 Kw EW50 wind turbine, manufactured by Entegrity Wind Systems of Boulder, Col.
(September 19, 2009)

• Surviving in a sea of red
  (Hays Daily News, October 1, 2008)

Sterling High School Wind Turbine

Sterling, Rice County, Kansas - Sterling High School in Kansas USD 376, also erected a Skystream 3.7 2.4 kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program (joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University). This turbine also went up in 2008.
(July 13, 2009)

• Sterling Wind Turbine, Case Study, Wind for Schools
• Kansas wind for schools showing results: Schools installing wind turbines for education, outreach
  (Kansas State University News Release, May 9, 2008)
• Kansas Wind for Schools Program
  (USD 376 Web-site, Fall 2008)

Greenbush Wind Turbine

Girard, Crawford County, Kansas - In Fall 2008, Greenbush: Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, erected a Skystream 3.7 1.8 kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program (joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University).
(September 20, 2009)

• Greenbush Wind Turbine, Case Study, Wind for Schools
• Greenbush Wind Turbine
  (Greenbush.org, accessed Sept. 2009, includes wind data)

Ell-Saline USD 307 Wind Turbine

Brookville, Saline County, Kansas - Ell-Saline School in Kansas USD 307, also erected a Skystream 3.7 1.8 kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program (joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University). This turbine was erected in April 2008.
(July 13, 2009)

• Ell-Saline Wind Turbine, Case Study, Wind for Schools
• Kansas wind for schools showing results: Schools installing wind turbines for education, outreach
  (Kansas State University News Release, May 9, 2008)
• Ell-Saline Gets a Wind Turbine
  (USD 307 Web-site, 2009)

Concordia Public Schools Wind Turbine

Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas - In September 2008, Kansas USD 333's wind turbine went on-line. The school erected a Skystream 3.7 2.4 kw wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program, a joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University, through funding from the Department of Energy.
(July 13, 2009)

• Concordia Public Schools' Wind Turbine Generating Electricity
  (USD 333 Newsletter, September 9, 2008)

KDOT Osborne wind turbine

Osborne, Saline County, Kansas - The Kansas Department of Transportation installed a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine at its Osborne subarea shop during the 2nd week of January, 2009. The turbine purchased for $12,000 from PIFM Power of Lincoln, Kan.
(July 18, 2009)

• KDOT taps wind for energy savings
  (KDOT Press Release, Jan. 16, 2009)
• KDOT to use wind power at two facilities
  (Wichita Business Journal, Jan. 16, 2009)

KDOT Grainfield wind turbine

Grainfield, Gove County, Kansas - The Kansas Department of Transportation was scheduled to install a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine at its Grainfield office toward the end of January 2009. The turbine purchased for $12,000 from PIFM Power of Lincoln, Kan.
(July 18, 2009)

• KDOT taps wind for energy savings
  (KDOT Press Release, Jan. 16, 2009)
• KDOT to use wind power at two facilities
  (Wichita Business Journal, Jan. 16, 2009)

Jetmore Wind Turbines

Hodgeman County, Kansas - In March 2009, West Wind Energy, LLC of Otis, Kansas, installed two N-150 3-phase MICON 108 wind turbines for the City of Jetmore. Each turbine produces 150 kw for a total project capacity of 300 kw. Each turbine cost $250,000.
(July 13, 2009)

• City of Jetmore Municipal Wind Project
  Hodgman County Web-site
• Kansas among states boasting a high electrical yield from wind
  (Hays Daily News, March 20, 2009)
• Town has power of being 1st in wind
  (Hutchinson News, January 11, 2009
• Two turbines to provide 12 percent of residents' electricity
  (Dodge City Globe, June 14, 2008
• City of Jetmore embraces wind energy
  (High Plains Journal, June 12, 2008

Zarco Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas - The Zarco 66 Earth Friendly Fuels station added a vertical-axis wind turbine to the roof of the fuel-station in spring 2009. The turbine is a Windterra ECO1200 1 kW Wind Turbine.
(July 13, 2009)

• Wind turbine spinning atop Lawrence fuel station
  (Lawrence Journal-World, March 9, 2009)
• Zarco Wind Turbine info
  (Zarco Web-site, 2009)

Blue Valley High School Wind Turbine

Randolph, Riley County, Kansas - In spring 2009, Kansas USD 384 installed a 1.9 kw wind turbine at Blue Valley High School in Randolph. The wind turbine is a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine as part of the Wind for Schools Program, a joint program of the Kansas Rural Center and Kansas State University, through funding from the Department of Energy.
(September 20, 2009)

• Blue Valley Wind Turbine, Case Study, Wind for Schools
• Blue Valley High School gets a Wind Turbine
  (WIBW, April 21, 2009)

3716 Springfield Wind Turbine

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas - This building (see photo, right - provided by The Energy Savings Store), built by Studio 804, is designed to be an off-the-grid residential home, located in Wyandotte County. Built in the spring of 2009, this home features a 1.2 kilowatt vertical-axis Windspire wind turbine by Mariah Power and 4.8 kw of solar pv, installed by The Energy Savings Store of Lenexa. This house earned LEED Platinum for Residences and may still be for sale.
(September 20, 2009)

• 3716 Springfield - Studio 804
• TESS Collaborates with Studio 804 to Install Solar and Wind Systems - The Energy Savings Store
• 3716 Springfield House by Studio 804, LEED Platinum and Off the Grid
  (Jetson Green, May 29, 2009)

Santa Fe Wind and Solar VAWT

Garner, Johnson County, Kansas - Santa Fe Wind & Solar placed a Cleanfield Energy 3.5 kw vertical axis turbine (VAWT) on the roof of their business in Gardner. It's the first Cleanfield turbine in the U.S. Santa Fe Wind is a dealer in this technology.
(October 7, 2009)

• Santa Fe Energy Installs First in the US Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
  (Gardner Edge, September 23, 2009)

Shawnee Mission High School Wind Turbine

Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Kansas - Shawnee Mission West High School has installed a Skystream  3.7, 2.4 kw wind generator as part of their Green Energy Resource Lab. The turbine is mounted on a 60 foot monopole
(October 23, 2009)

• Shawnee Mission West Wind Turbine output, Wind Output
• Shawnee Mission West's Hands-on learning
  (Kansas City Star, October 18, 2009)

K-State Wind Application Center Wind Turbine

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas - The K-State wind application center has installed a Skystream 3.7, 2.4 kw wind generator at the corner of Kimball Avenue and Denison Avenue near the firehouse.
(November 3, 2009)

• KSU Wind Turbine, Case Study, Wind for Schools
• Wind energy develops at K-State
  (K-State Collegian, November 3, 2009)

Pretty Prairie High School Wind Turbine

Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas - Pretty Prairie High School has installed a Skystream 3.7, 2.4 kw wind generator on their campus to help power the maintenance shed. Bill Smalley Heating and Cooling of Topeka installed the turbine, which was part of the Wind for Schools Program.
(July 5, 2010)

• Learning power: Pretty Prairie High erects wind turbine
  (AllBusiness.com (after Hutchinson News), September 16, 2009)

A.L. Huber Wind Turbine

Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas - A 5.0 kw AES WindJet 5 turbine was installed at 10770 El Monte in Overland Park as part of the REDI (Renewable Energy Demonstration Initiative), a partnership between general contractor A.L. Huber, utility KCP&L, and engineering firm Burns and McDonnell. Solar and other renewable energy features are also planned.
(November 12, 2009)

• Project Information: REDI-NOW Vertical-Axis Twin Rotor Turbine, REDI
• Wind Turbine Along I-435 Generates Stares
  (KMBC TV, Nov. 18, 2009)
• AES WindJet 5 for A.L. Huber in Kansas City, AES Wind News Release, Nov. 5, 2009
• Wind Turbine May Rise Above I-435
  (KMBC TV, April 21, 2009)

RSI Corp Wind Turbine

Kiowa, Barber County, Kansas - In November 2009, RSI Wind installed a 10 KW WindGen Wind Generator on the west edge of Kiowa, KS. The Legacy Windmill design is based off of the old water pumping windmills that are common in rural areas. RSI Wind is using the kWh’s generated to offset the electrical use of their RSI Corp commercial building in downtown Kiowa. RSI Wind supplies, installs and maintains the WindGen units. The photo at right was provided by RSI Wind.
(November 25, 2009)

• Barber County business adds "windmill" wind generators to product line
  (Pratt Tribune, September 29, 2009)

Hope Street Academy Wind Turbine

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas - Hope Street Academy of Topeka installed a 2.4 kw Skystream  wind generator in April 2010. This turbine is the first wind turbine in the city of Topeka and required a change in zoning code to allow it to be erected. Students at the academy did the bulk of the work to write a grant to the Wind for Schools program at K-State and to get the use permit through the city. Smalley Heating & Cooling of Topeka supplied and installed the turbine.
(April 28, 2010)

• Students Harness the Wind
  (Topeka Capital-Journal, May 8, 2010)
• Hope Street Academy installs wind turbine
  (KTKA Channel 49, April 28, 2010)
• Hope Street turbine starts
  (Topeka Capital-Journal, April 28, 2010)
• Construction begins on wind turbine at Topeka school
  (KTKA Channel 49, March 18, 2010)
• Council votes on wind turbine
  (KTKA Channel 49, December 8, 2009)
• A wind turbine changes the lives of students at Hope Street Academy
  (KTKA Channel 49, September 23, 2009)
• Hope Street Academy preparing for a wind turbine
  (KTKA Channel 49, July 21, 2009)

Proposed Kansas Small Wind Projects

(Projects are listed alphabetically by county)

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Project

Brown County, Kansas and Richardson County, Neb. - A small project on tribal land is planned using three Enertech Wind turbines. These turbines are probably running by now, but this needs to be confirmed. The turbines are used to provide energy for the tribe's casino near White, Kan. (October 2009)

• Kansas tribe to build wind turbines just south of Richardson County
  (Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star, January 9, 2009)
• Tribe to pursue wind energy project
  (St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press & Gazette, January 5, 2009)

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