The Midwest has long been a wind energy hub. Now, an increasing number of the region’s utilities are turning away from baseload coal and contemplating a future that relies heavily on clean energy.
Utilities in states such as Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and Michigan have recently announced goals to pivot toward cleaner resources.
In Kansas, newly joined Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy (also known as Kansas City Power & Light) — now collectively known as Evergy — laid out a plan to retire a handful of old coal plants this fall and begin cleanup of the leftover coal ash.
