Evergy, the major electricity provider across parts of Kansas and Missouri, announced Monday it will spend $2 billion to build two natural gas power plants in Kansas.
The two plants will be built in Sumner and Reno counties in the Wichita area and will contribute more than 1,400 megawatts of power to Evergy’s grid.
The investment comes as power-hungry users, like data and computing centers, look to satisfy their appetite for electricity — especially on-demand electricity.
Evergy said Monday it hopes to bring the Sumner County plant online in 2029, with the Reno County plant coming online in 2030. The plans have an expected 40-year service life.
“High-efficiency modern natural gas plants will meet the electricity needs of our region’s growing economy,” Evergy Chairman, President and CEO David Campbell said Monday in a news release announcing the two plants.
Courtesy KSN-TV Campbell said the plants pair well with the company’s “planned investment in wind and solar sources” that support Evergy’s “commitment to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.”