(Reprinted from the Topeka Capital-Journal)
This year, the Kansas Legislature began a discussion of our long-term energy future.
Already there has been vigorous debate on how best to meet our power needs in a way that protects the health and environment of our citizens today, and for generations to come.
During these discussions, the Shawnee County legislative delegation has been a strong voice for you and your neighbors. Reps. Vaughn Flora, Annie Kuether, Harold Lane, Ann Mah and Annie Tietze, along with Sens. Anthony Hensley and Laura Kelly, have worked to keep your electric rates low, your air clear and our economy strong.
We face an unprecedented challenge in finding clean, affordable, and secure sources of energy. Coal-fired power is part of our current and future energy mix. Recognizing this, it is imperative that we balance our power needs with strategic decisions about their financial and environmental risks.
It is a challenge worth having, and we are ready.
I am committed to making sure that all Kansans have the electricity they need — at a price that makes sense — to continue attracting families, industries and prosperity into their communities.
These legislators have been good partners in this effort, and their work to reach across the aisle and get results has helped secure a clean energy future for Kansas.
Together, we believe Kansas can be a leader in renewable energy. We believe that the clean power and new jobs that wind farms and bio-fuel factories can bring to Kansas is something worth fighting for.
We’ll keep working hard, because we know that’s what you expect, and it’s what you deserve.
—- GOV. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS
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