Kansas City Solar Project STALLS Until AFTER Upcoming Election

Local "public" news buried the real news . . . As always, we'll help bring out the sunshine . . . 

To wit . . . 

CITY MANAGER BRIAN FAILS TO DELIVER AIRPORT SOLAR PROJECT PROMISES!!!

Again . . . And again . . . Our blog community notes that a GLARE STUDY is a big part of the holdup and the reason why this project was delayed previously.

For now . . . Let's enjoy the cover story that, of course, won't deliver any results until AFTER the election. 

Check-it . . .

The initial plan was to develop 300 megawatts of power on 2,000 acres at KCI.

One year later, the solar goal grew to 500 megawatts — enough to power one-third of the homes in Kansas City — on 3,100 acres at the airport.

Last fall, Platt said that the city’s request for proposals would close at the beginning of this year and the winning proposal was to have been unveiled months ago.

Asked about the delay, Platt said: “We got a lot more information and different proposals than we thought we would get. They have different solutions to the same problem.”

Platt declined to go into further details or name any other parties, other than Evergy, pursuing the bid. He said the filings the city received are still “internal closed records.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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