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State Planning and Incentive Structures | Energy Efficiency Actions | Energy Supply Actions
State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: Bill (KS 75-4616) codifies federal EPAct requirements: as of Model Year 2000, 75% of new light-duty motor vehicle acquisitions by the state fleet and its agencies are to be alternative fuel vehicles.
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: Governor Sebelius established the Kansas Energy Council to formulate and coordinate an annual comprehensive state energy plan. The 2008 Energy Plan was delivered to the Governor, Legislature, and Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) in early January 2008. Additional work will continue throughout 2008. Recommendations of the 2008 plan include: increase opportunities to generate electricity through integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) coal power plants in association with CO2 capture and storage capabilities; develop 1,000 MW of wind-powered generation in Kansas by 2015; facilitate cost-effective energy conservation in the public, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors; reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled; encourage the efficient use of vehicles; reduce the fuel consumption; and increase carbon sequestration. Kansas is also part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
- http://kec.kansas.gov/
- http://kec.kansas.gov/energy_plan.htm
- http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/cdeac/index.htm
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: On November 15, 2007, Kansas signed the Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest, committing to an overall 2% reduction in energy use by 2015. In January 2007, Governor Sebelius asked energy producers to promote a statewide consumer education and conservation effort to reduce energy consumption 5% by 2010 and 10% by 2020.
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: Kansas has adopted the 2006 IECC as the applicable energy efficiency standard for commercial and industrial structures in the state.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: Kansas has no statewide standards or codes for residential structures. Realtors and homebuilders are required to fill out an energy efficiency disclosure form and provide it to potential buyers.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: On November 15, 2007, Kansas signed the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, committing to a region-wide 10% renewable energy standard by 2015. In January 2007, Governor Sebelius said that Kansas' energy goal should be to obtain 10% of the energy consumed in the state from wind by the year 2010 and 20% by 2020.
In January, 2005, Governor Sibelius announced a goal of installing 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity (about 10% of the state’s current total electric generation) in the state by 2015.
- http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/Publications/Greenhouse%20gas%20accord_Layout%201.pdf
- http://www.ksgovernor.com/stateofthestatespeach
- http://www.governor.ks.gov/news/NewsRelease/2005/nr-05-0114b.html
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: Completed
Details: On August 7, 2007, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) issued an order in docket 07-GIME-104-GIV (based on EPAct 2005 requirements) that no changes to the state's interconnection standards were necessary. On February 16, 2006, KCC docket 04-GIME-080-GIE (opened July 23, 2003) established statewide interconnection standards for distributed renewable energy systems up to 5 MW. The docket was the result of the legislature passing a bill in April 2003 establishing standard interconnection.
- http://www.kcc.state.ks.us/scan/200708/20070807082551.pdf
- http://www.kcc.state.ks.us/scan/200607/20060728114301.pdf
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: No Activity Identified