Wind turbines installed for city and other local buildings were costly to maintain — and one toppled into a field. “Then we walked out to a press conference and Governor Sebelius said we were going to put the green in Greensburg. The city uses wind energy that has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to Stacy Barnes, Greensburg’s city administrator. In 2019, Kansas generated 41 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Greensburg’s fame as the town that built back green may have given residents “unrealistic” expectations about companies eventually moving to the area and creating hundreds of jobs, said Barnes, who is Dixson’s daughter.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2020 00:11 UTC