Kansas
Westar Energy’s Coal Plant Project, Kansas
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In May 2005, Westar Energy announced plans to build an 850-megawatt coal plant in Kansas, although the site was not specified. However, in December 2006, Westar announced it was shelving … Continue reading
Boot Hill Biofuels Ethanol Plant, KS
STATUS: Suspended TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Boot Hill Biofuels and Conestoga Energy Partners LLC announced in August 2006 plans for a 110 million gallon per year ethanol plant to be built a mile east of the … Continue reading
Emerald Renewable Energy Topeka Greenfield Plant, KS
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Ethanol OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: In February 2007, Emerald Renewable Energy, a Cargill subsidiary, proposed a $200 million ethanol plant outside Topeka, Kansas. The plant would have been built on 300 acres northwest of Topeka … Continue reading
Hays Wind Project, KS
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents (Ellis County Environmental Awareness Coalition) PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: The Hays Wind Project has been in the development phase for 4 years. If completed, the Hays Wind Project will generate enough … Continue reading
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, Holcomb Expansion, KS
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation owns and operates the coal-fired Holcomb Power Station in Garden City, Kansas. In 2006, Sunflower proposed a three unit expansion. In October 2007, … Continue reading