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KANSAS: Waverly
Waverly Wind Farm produces enough clean electricity to power more than 59,000 Kansas homes.1
Economic Benefits
ONLINE SINCE 2015199 MW
Waverly Wind Farm is located on pasture and cropland in east central Kansas. The project is just south of the town of Waverly and 30 miles east of Emporia, in Coffey County.
Waverly represents a capital investment
of approximately $338 million.2
Approximately $2 million in cumulative payments to
local governments through 2018.
More than $3.6 millionpaid to local landowners
through 2018.
$24 million spent within 50 miles of the wind farm
through 2017.4
Created 237 full-time equivalent jobs during construction and 14 permanent jobs during
the life of the project.3
Kansas City Power & Lightpurchases clean energy
from Waverly.5
Waverly Wind Farm O&M Office2201 Shetland Road • Waverly, KS 66871
P: 785-733-2270 • F: 785-733-2307
Turbine Technology
About UsEDP Renewables North America LLC (“EDPR NA”) and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms and solar parks throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 48 wind farms, five solar parks, and 13 regional and development offices across North America, EDPR NA has developed more than 6,700 megawatts (MW) and operates more than 6,100 MW of renewable energy projects. With approximately 650 employees, EDPR NA’s highly qualified team has a proven capacity to execute projects across the continent.
EDPR NA is owned by EDP Renováveis, S.A. (“EDP Renewables” or “EDPR”), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer. With a sound development pipeline, first-class assets, and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years and is currently present in 14 markets (Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Energias de Portugal, S.A. (“EDP”), the principal shareholder of EDPR, is a global energy company and a leader in value creation, innovation, and sustainability. EDP has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 12 consecutive years.
For more information, visit www.edpr.com or www.edprnorthamerica.com
Waverly Wind Farm consists of 90 Gamesa G114 2.1 MW wind turbines and 5 Gamesa G114 2 MW wind turbines.
Waverly Wind Farm is compatible with other
land uses.
Waverly Wind Farm provides energy security and
helps diversify supply.
MADE IN THE USAThe vast majority of wind farm equipment is manufactured in
the United States.
Waverly Wind Farm saves more than 305 million gallons of water each year.6
1Power generation calculated using a 35% capacity factor. Household consumption based on 2017 EIA Household Data monthly average consumption by state.
2Assumes the average cost of an installed wind farm is $1.7 million/MW for projects built since 2012 and about $2.2 million/MW for projects built before 2012, based on US DOE 2015 Wind Technologies Market Report https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/2015-wind-technologies-market-report.
3Full-time equivalent jobs calculated by dividing number of contractor hours worked during construction by 2080.
4Includes vendor spending, property taxes, landowner payments and wages from site jobs. These numbers are presented for example purposes only and actual payments may vary.
5Waverly Wind Farm Offtakers: Kansas City Power & Light (PPA).
6Assumes 0.5 gallons of water consumed per kWh of conventional electricity from Macnick et al., 2012: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/7/4/045802/pdf/1748-9326_7_4_045802.pdf.