Westar presently has 301MW of renewable electric generation capacity. Additional renewable energy sought through this request for proposals will allow the company to meet requirements for state renewable energy standards.
Bill Moore, CEO of Westar, said: “Renewable energy helps us meet our customers’ needs while protecting the environment and plays an important role in our generation portfolio.
“Renewables can’t do it alone and it takes our entire mix of coal and natural gas plants, our share of a nuclear plant, plus energy efficiency programs to provide reliable electric service. Proper transmission capacity supports that reliability for our customers and we work hard to ensure we can deliver renewable energy to them.”
Westar provides electric service to about 685,000 customers in Kansas. The company has about 7,100MW of electric generation capacity and operates and coordinates more than 35,000 miles of electric distribution and transmission lines.
