Spirit AeroSystems will be switching to electricity generated by a Kansas wind farm to power its aircraft factory in Wichita.
Spirit officials announced in a news release on Thursday that public utility regulators had “cleared a path” for the company to convert to renewable energy at its massive 12.8 million square-foot manufacturing facility this year. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 10-year agreement between Spirit and Evergy under which Spirit will buy wind-generated electricity.
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