Chanute celebrates new solar farm

Chanute city leaders teamed up with Evergy to build a new 6-megawatt solar farm, which is now online and producing energy. The solar farm is capable of powering nearly 2,000 homes.

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May 20, 2026 - 2:17 PM

City of Chanute and Evergy officials held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the new City of Chanute Solar Array located at 4302 S. Plummer Avenue on May 13. Photo by AJ Kohler/Chanute Tribune

Chanute’s energy portfolio just got greener. A new 6-megawatt solar farm at 4302 S. Plummer is now online and producing energy.

Evergy will own and operate the facility, while the City of Chanute has agreed to purchase power directly from the site for at least the next 30 years. The city has the option to purchase the facility after six years. 

Evergy made a $15 million investment in the project, according to the Chanute Tribune. The energy produced by the facility’s 12,000 panels will power approximately 1,888 homes in Chanute.

The solar facility is…

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