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2019 | Enel Green Power North America, Inc.
Has a total of six wind projects that
required a total investment of over
$2.1 billion
Has more than 30% of the
company’s total wind capacity
located in Kansas
Created approximately 1,700 construction jobs at peak of construction
Created around 70 full-time, permanent jobs
Produces enough wind energy to
power more than 500,000 U.S. households
Avoids more than 4.3 million tons
of CO2 annually
Buffalo Dunes Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America in KansasEnel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGP) is a leading owner and operator of renewable energy projects that currently has the largest wind capacity of any wind operator in the state of Kansas. In Kansas, EGP operates five wind power plants, including the 400 MW Cimarron Bend – the largest in its
global portfolio and recently announced the start of operations of one additional wind project, Diamond Vista. Combined, EGP’s projects in Kansas represent 1,400 MW of renewable energy capacity, over $2.1 billion in total investment and the creation of around 70 quality full-time jobs in the state.
EGP is invested in Kansas and committed to the long-term sustainability of the communities where it operates, supporting critical initiatives including, $8.5 million in funding to support research, preservation and combating invasive species within the Tall Grass prairie habitat and approximately $300,000 to local education and scholarship programs.
In Kansas, among its six wind projects, Enel Green Power:
Enel Green Power North America, Inc.Enel Green Power North America, Inc., part of the Renewable Energies division of the Enel Group, is a leading owner and operator of renewable energy plants in North America with projects operating and under development in 24 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. EGP operates over 100 plants with a managed capacity of approximately 5 GW powered by renewable hydropower, wind, geothermal, and
solar energy.
EGP in Kansas
Operating Wind Project
Buffalo Dunes
Smoky Hills I & ll
Diamond Vista
Cimarron Bend l & ll Caney River
Topeka
Buffalo Dunes Wind FarmFinney, Grant, and Haskell Counties
Start of Operations: 2013
Total Managed Capacity: 250 MW
PPA: Alabama Power Company, a
subsidiary of Southern Company
Cimarron Bend Wind FarmClark County
Start of Operations: 2016-2017
Total Managed Capacity: 400 MW
PPA: Google, Inc. and Kansas City Board
of Public Utilities
Diamond Vista Wind FarmDickinson and Marion Counties
December 2018Start of Operations:
Total Managed Capacity: 300 MW
PPA: 100 MW Kohler Co., 100 MW City Utilities of Springfield and 84 MW to
Tri-County Electric Cooperative of
Oklahoma
Caney River Wind FarmElk County
Start of Operations: 2011
Total Managed Capacity: 200 MW
PPA: Tennessee Valley Authority
Smoky Hills Wind FarmEllsworth and Lincoln Counties
Start of Operations Phase I: 2008
Start of Operations Phase II: 2009
Total Managed Capacity: 250 MW
PPA: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation,
Midwest Energy Inc., Kansas City
Board of Public Utilities and the cities of
Independence and Springfield, Missouri.
Smoky Hills Wind Farm
Caney River Wind Farm
* All data current as of January 2019