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Pratt County hears Evergy plan for two natural-gas plants; Sawyer faces gas-service reliability risk
Summary
County commissioners were briefed on Evergy filings for two new natural-gas power plants and on a separate gas-service reliability issue in the City of Sawyer; staff said they will respond to a Kansas Corporation Commission letter and pursue a required rate-study RFP.
Speaker 4 told the Pratt County Commission that Evergy has filed plans with the Kansas Corporation Commission to build two new natural-gas power plants — one in Sumner County and one in Reno County — and that the projects would be the first new Kansas plants built since Wolf Creek.
The official said the Reno County plant could create more than 500 construction jobs, while the other site could add about 40–50 positions paying over $90,000. ‘‘They hope to have it online, operational by 2030,’’ Speaker 4 said, noting the projects must clear regulatory reviews by the KCC and, for the Sumner County plant, the Missouri corporation commission.
Why it matters: The projects could shift…
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