States, utilities building wave for renewable energy

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http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/16833944.htm

TOPEKA, Kan. - They may not have been tidal waves, but there certainly were ripples last week on the energy development front.

There was announcement that Texas utility TXU was being sold and that plans for 11 new coal-fired power plants had been cut to three. Western governors announced an agreement to reduce emissions to 1990 levels, including mercury and carbon dioxide.

Al Gore won an Oscar for his global warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth."

And in Kansas, Westar Energy Inc., announced it was seeking bids for construction of a renewable energy plant capable of producing 500 megawatts of power for its more than 669,000 customers.

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