{"id":107997,"date":"2023-05-02T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?post_type=project&p=107997"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:03:33","slug":"johnson-corner-solar","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/tw\/project\/johnson-corner-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Corner Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renewable energy for not-for-profit electric utility in Kansas<\/h2>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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27.5MW\u1d05\u1d04<\/h3>\n

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Sunflower Electric Power Corp., headquartered in Hays, Kansas, is a not-for-profit electric utility providing wholesale generation and transmission services to six member-owners serving in central and western Kansas. Sunflower Electric and Lightsource bp have a 25-year contract to provide renewable, local energy for electric cooperative members across Kansas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The agreement is for 27.5MW of large-scale offsite solar, providing enough green electricity to power 5,165 homes across central and western Kansas every year.\u202fIn addition to providing on-peak renewable energy, the solar project is reducing loading on a transmission line that is nearing capacity, saving costs by deferring or ultimately cancelling the requirement for costly infrastructure upgrades.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Johnson Corner<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u202fsolar project, which was the largest solar farm in Kansas when it entered operations in April 2020, consists of 75,000 solar panels installed across 144 acres of land in Stanton County, 2 miles from Johnson City. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MKEC, Sunflower Electric Power and Lightsource bp are proud of this solar project, and the opportunities it will offer the organizations and the local communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Information and resources<\/h2>\n
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We\u2019ve put together a collection of resources for anyone who\u2019d like to know more about our MKEC\/Sunflower Electric solar project:<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Ground breaking<\/a><\/p>\n

Thoughts on solar in Kansas from Kevin Christy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lightsource bp to build solar farm for Mid Kansas Electric Company<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Find out more about our Responsible Solar approach<\/p>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Video: Introducing Johnson Corner Solar<\/h2>\n

Take a look at the video below to find out more about our $37million project entered commercial operation on April 7, 2020.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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