Governor
Sam
Brownback
estimates
that
developers
are
investing
$3bn
in
the
state
to
double
installations
to
2.5GW
before
the
wind
production
tax
credit
(PTC)
expires
on
31
December.
“It’s
a
massive
amount
of
money,”
he
tells
Recharge,
more
build-out
than
anywhere
else
in
the
country.
Trains
filled
with
nacelles
and
rotor
blades
have
become
common
sights
as
they
roll
through
small
cities
such
as
Newton
on
their
way
to
project
locations
to
the
south
and
west.
Farmers
hosting
turbines
on
their
land
expect
to
reap
several
million
dollars
in
annual…