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…
