Energy for Kansas
When we surf the Internet, watch television, play a video game, charge a cell phone or turn on the air conditioner, we are using electricity. Here in the heartland, we are demanding more and more electricity to keep our farms running and our homes, small businesses and factories humming.
Did you know that coal provides over 75 percent of the Sunflower State’s electricity?
People in Kansas have heard a lot recently about regulators blocking construction of two new coal-fired power plants.
It’s time to clear the air about what’s at stake.
Here are the facts: Sunflower Electric Power Corp. wants to help give Kansas the energy it needs by expanding the existing Holcomb Station power plant in Finney County. The new units would use the latest advanced clean coal technologies and will include a “bioenergy center” designed to capture carbon dioxide and use it to grow algae for conversion into biofuels. This advanced technology will reduce the project’s emissions by 3.6 million tons.
This is the type of technology we ought to be encouraging … not blocking.
Using American coal to generate electricity keeps energy costs low for Kansas families – and investing in clean coal technologies is an investment in our energy future.
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