Brian Platt's Kansas City Solar Power Play: Feasible Or FAIL?!?

One more time, for the cheap seats because this might the only blog community in Kansas City that actually reads the news . . . 

KANSAS CITY SOLAR FARM PLANS CONFRONT GLARE STUDY PROBS THAT HAVE THWARTED THIS POWER PLAY PREVIOUSLY!!!

At this point we feel like newsies are being stubborn in not mentioning the FAA glare study because our TKC blog community has talked about it so much.

Still . . . 

Promises of free money and unlimited energy are hard to ignore and help improve the dude's image amid growing criticism from the urban core . . . Check-it . . .

The city is eyeing 3,100 acres of city owned land near the Kansas City airport, which Platt said could generate power for "up to 1/3 of the homes in Kansas City."

"This is not going to be a new cost for us," Platt said. "It's going to be baked into the revenue that can be generated from producing electricity on the site."

While terms of the project are still underway, Platt said they're working to ensure electricity rates aren't raised.

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

City Manager Brian Platt says Kansas City has 'got to act now' with sustainability initiatives

Kansas City Manager Brian Platt has an ambitious goal to make the city a nationwide leader in sustainability, including an effort to build the largest municipally-owned solar farm in the country. "We've got too much to lose at this point with health and quality of life issues that we're seeing around here," Platt said.