Lawrence City Commission to review potential savings of declined wind energy agreement

After not accepting a potential wind energy agreement last year, city leaders will look more closely at how much money the city might save by switching to wind energy.

As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review a cost-benefit analysis of a wind energy agreement that Westar Energy previously offered the city and the city was criticized for not accepting. The consultants, Black & Veatch Corporation, completed the analysis and accompanying energy assessment, which determined such an agreement would save the city more than $100,000 annually based on the parameters of the agreement and the city’s energy usage.