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Concerned Citizens of Platte County, Inc. (CCPC)

May 2009 Newsletter

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In this issue






New Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant for Kansas
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Siemens just announced that Hutchison will be the home of their newest turbine manufacturing plant. This is a $50 million investment that will create 400 new jobs!


Nuclear in MO on hold/CWIP Dead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ameren announced they were dropping their attempt at legislation that would have paved the way for the Calloway 2 nuclear plant by repealing CWIP(construction work in progress) - a consumer protection law passed in the 1970s making it illegal for utilities to pass on the costs of power plant construction to ratepayers until the plant is producing energy.

Seems once the large industrial lobby (a powerful group of big energy users in the state) decided they weren't interested in the uncertainty of huge rate increases - lawmakers lost interest as well.


Energy Efficiency Bill in MO needs a little push!
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SB 376 in Missouri, which encourages utility investments in energy efficiency, has passed the Senate and is on to the House Floor. This is a nail biter since the session ends May 14 or 15. Call your reps (Legislator lookup) and tell them you'd like this to pass.

Check our website for an update of other legislation we have been following.


Kansas Gives Coal Plant Go-Ahead
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In a shocker, new KS Gov. Mark Parkinson made quick work out of settling the disagreement over the Holcomb power plant. He approved one plant (they wanted two) in return for a slew of fairly good (not perfect) energy legislation, including net-metering and a renewable portfolio standard. Read the KC Star article here.

Read GPACE's(Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy) analysis here. Speculation is that this plant will never get financing, but we'll get to keep all the good legislation!


Events - Wind Energy Supply Chain Workshop
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May 12 - Metropolitan Community College Business and Tech Campus - Kansas City, MO - 8am-noon - This event is to help Missouri companies that want to supply the emerging midwest renewable energy manufacturing industry.


KCPL Agreement Update
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Since signing our agreement in Mar, 2007, Sierra Club, CCPC and KCP&L meet periodically to review progress on the milestones in the document. KCP&L has been very forthcoming and open during these discussions. Our last meeting was Friday, May 8. KCP&L is currently complying with all the parts of our agreement. Although there are challenges, we do not anticipate the need to renegotiate any of the goals. The energy efficiency programs have been especially successful and the energy efficiency legislation in Missouri seems to be poised to pass next week.


Contact Information
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phone: 816-877-6760





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