Coop Group Announces Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
The Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas), an entity comprised of five coops and one subsidiary, plans to construct a new 110-MW, gas-fired generating facility near Ulysses, Kansas. The plant will cost approximately $130 million and is estimated to be in commercial operation by April 2014. Mid-Kansas will use the facility to benefit from the future Southwest Power Pool Day 2 market as well as to address variable loads due to increased wind generation in the region. The Hutchinson News has more.