Project Location:
About 10 miles west of Howard, Kansas.  The project will be in Elk County, Kansas.

 

Project Interconnection:
The project will interconnect to the Westar 345 kV transmission line in Elk County.

Project Size:
150 MW

Project Turbines:
To be determined.

Landowners and Acreage Involved:
Approximately 10 landowners and 15,000 acres will be involved in the project.

Commercial Operation:
The project is scheduled for completion in December of 2009.

Utility Buyers:
The power produced by the facility is expected to be sold to utilities in the four-state area of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Project Developer:
The developer of the Caney River Wind Project is TradeWind Energy, LLC (“TradeWind”), which is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. The senior managers of TradeWind have a combined 80 years experience in the independent power development business including acquisitions and project development across the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, as well as significant regulated utility experience.

Key Project Attributes:

1. The Caney River project is believed to be one of the most energetic sites of any wind project in development in eastern Kansas, outside of the designated Heart of the Flint Hills area.
2. The project will take approximately 150 acres of land out of service to build, including all land for roads, turbine foundations, and maintenance buildings. The rest of the approximately 15,000 acres leased for the project will still be farmed and ranched exactly as it was prior to construction.
3. The project, when complete, will have about approximately 10 landowners participating and collecting royalty payments.
4. The project will utilize significant local labor and materials for its construction and operations and will generate significant economic benefits to the local community.
5. The project enjoys broad community and county agency support.
6. The project will offset approximately 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, 1,500 tons of NO_x per year, and 2,000 tons of SO₂ per year
7. The project will generate enough power to supply the needs of approximately 60,000 households.