Heres Lori Lawrences excellent letter on the RPS in The Wichita Eagle. Great job, Lori! RPS benefits Regarding the letter by Americans for Prosperity about our renewable portfolio standard (March 10 Letters to the Editor): According to a recent statewide poll, most Kansans support renewable energy, and most Kansans realize that wind energy helps stabilize electric bills for homes and business, brings significant jobs and investment to our state, and helps our communities grow. Using renewable energy doesn’t pollute and protects our natural resources. Electric utilities in Kansas met the 2015 standards last year. Some already have met the 2020 standards. Some Kansas lawmakers and outside interest groups want to repeal our RPS, which would send jobs and investment to neighboring states. We need Kansas legislators to look at the benefits of the RPS, which include: • $7 billion in capital investment from wind energy through the end of 2013. • 13,000 direct and indirect jobs. • $13 million in annual landowner lease payments. • $10 million in annual donation payments to counties hosting wind farms. • Minimal cost to Kansas ratepayers – less than a quarter of a cent per each kilowatt-hour of electricity used (much less than average cost of 9.55 cents). If lawmakers are voting against wind, they are voting against Kansas. The renewable portfolio standard has had a powerful positive effect for Kansas. LORI LAWRENCE Wichita kansas/2014/03/17/3346402/letters-to-the-editor-on-religious.html
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:31:55 +0000
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