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  • Wednesday, October 5, 2011

    BIG BIG BP WIND FOR KANSAS

    BP to build $800 million Kansas wind farm in 2012
    Braden Reddall (w/Gary Hill), October 3, 2011 (Reuters)

    "BP Plc…[plans] to build an $800 million wind farm in Kansas next year…providing a lift for the U.S. wind power industry as its outlook dims with the looming expiry of federal tax credits..."The 419-megawatt Flat Ridge 2 wind farm will include 262 General Electric turbines spinning about 43 miles southwest of Wichita…[It] will be the largest installation for both the state and BP Wind Energy.

    "Subject to permits, BP will start work on the 66,000-acre (26,700-hectare) project within the next three months, employing as many as 500 people at the peak of construction with a target of commercial start-up by the end of 2012."


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    "Most of the electricity will be sent out of state, with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc signing a power purchase agreement for 314 MW that will help power its 875,000 members in Missouri, northeast Oklahoma and southeast Iowa…BP Wind Energy said it was actively marketing the remaining capacity to other customers in the Midwest.

    "But the U.S. wind industry faces a tough road ahead. Wind energy specialist MAKE Consulting has just trimmed estimates for turbine demand, citing lower expectations for China and the United States -- the latter due to uncertainty about production tax credits due to expire next year…The politics of renewable energy have also been greatly complicated by the troubles surrounding federal loan-backed solar company Solyndra…"

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