Siemens has been awarded an order from Westar Energy to supply, install, and provide service for 122 wind turbines for the Western Plains Wind Farm. The project will be located near Spearville, Kansas, approximately 100 miles west of Hutchinson. Turbines installation is scheduled to begin in early summer 2016, with the start of operations expected…
Westar Energy to lower customer costs by adding more Kansas wind energy
More Kansas wind will help power the homes and businesses of Westar Energy’s customers by early 2017. Westar Energy, Kansas’ largest electric utility, recently announced an agreement that will add nearly 300 MWs to its growing wind energy portfolio. In collaboration with Infinity Wind Power, the utility will construct the Western Plains Wind Farm, a 280-MW…