Kansas Lags In Solar Energy, But Sprawling Johnson County Solar Farm Could Help Change That | KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts.
Kansas was 45th in the country in solar energy last year, with only 0.2% of its energy coming from solar. A massive solar farm stretching from west of Gardner possibly into Douglas County will, if it comes to fruition, become the biggest in Kansas, a state that has lagged behind in solar energy development. Billy Wilkins, project director for the West Gardner Solar Project, said Tuesday that his company, NextEra Energy, has already gotten signatures from landowners for 2,000 acres of the proposed 3,500-acre, $320 million project. The ground-mounted solar array would not necessarily run contig...