Wind - February 17, 2022
Spirit AeroSystems Signs PPA for Wind Power
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. announced the conversion to 100% wind-generated electricity at the company’s headquarters in Kansas.
“Harnessing a local renewable and reliable resource dramatically reduces our corporate carbon emissions, a key priority for Spirit in achieving our sustainability goals,” said Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems in a statement. “Improving both our environmental and operational performance builds competitiveness in our business, which means we can continue to support our local economy and secure our long-term future in Kansas.”
Spirit Wichita’s wind power will come from 62 wind turbines that are part of the Flat Ridge 3 wind farm in Kingman County that is owned and operated by a subsidiary of American Electric Power. Spirit also has an agreement with Evergy which enables the company to purchase clean electricity at a competitive cost via a long-term contract, significantly increasing the operational efficiency of its largest global site.
“Renewable energy is a key component of our strategy to achieve a 30% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from our operations by 2030,” said Chris Ladwig, senior director & sustainability leader at Spirit AeroSystems. “Transitioning our Wichita site to 100% wind electricity greatly accelerates our ability to meet this target.”
The Spirit Wichita facility has 12 million square feet of manufacturing capacity where it builds fuselages and other aerostructures for Boeing, Airbus, and Defense contractors. The conversion to Wichita’s facility increases Spirit’s global renewable electricity percentage to 75%.
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