Governor Sebelius Wind

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Wind Prairie
Lee Allison Governors Office of Science and
Energy Policy
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Wind Prairie Policy

• Balancing preservation of the Flint Hills
  ranching heritage and tallgrass prairie with
  development of Kansas vast wind energy resources

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Kansas - 1 in potential
12 installed capacity
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Elk River 150 MW
Montezuma
1,900 MW of wind energy proposed
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Kansas Wind Resources
Coriolis AE
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Wind Resources - Southern Flint Hills
Coriolis AE
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Wind Prairie Task Force
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Flint Hills ecoregion Untilled Tallgrass Prairie
0-50 50-90 90-100
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5 of Tallgrass Prairie remains
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Wind Prairie Task Force

• Governor Sebelius goals
• Develop principles, guidelines, best practices,
  and tools for local government and stakeholders
• Preserve the remaining untilled tallgrass prairie
• Encourage wind energy development in appropriate
  areas
• Full and aggressive development of renewable
  energy, especially wind in appropriate areas.

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Wind Prairie Policy
Goals Respect for local decision-making and
private property rights Preserve ranching
heritage and tallgrass prairie Assist local
governments with tools, best-practices, and
guidelines Full and aggressive development of
wind energy
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Heart of the Flint Hills

• Viewshed
• Scenic highways
• Untilled, intact prairie
• Tilled prairie habitat
• Ranching culture
• Eco-tourism potential

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Compilation of guidelines from Butler, Riley,
Wabaunsee, and Geary counties
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USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
• Voluntary keep lands in agriculture
• 50 federal match
• 25 landowner contribution tax deductible
• 600,000 federal available, can be increased
• Money returned in prior years

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Kansas Wind Projects

• Voluntary goal of 1,000 MW renewable
• energy installed capacity by 2015
• Montezuma, Gray Co. 110 MW
• Empire, Butler Co. 150 MW
• Sunflower, Wichita Co. 30 MW
• KCPL, tbd 200 MW
• Total 490 MW
• 2005 installed capacity 10,400 MW

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Do what you can with what you have where you
are. Theodore Roosevelt
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