Garden City - Several new wind farms may be cropping up in the area, allowing Kansas to capitalize on the free-blowing breeze in a state officials say has the second-most potential for wind power in the country.

At least three wind farm projects - two new projects in Gray County that may spread into surrounding counties and an expansion project at the 112-megwatt Gray County Wind Energy Center near Montezuma - are in the works, according to local officials.

In Gray County, officials have been working with Maryland-based Competitive Power Ventures LLC since last April on a 500-megawatt-capacity wind farm to be... [continue via Web link]