The Winfield power plant was chosen by the Kansas Power Pool for an expansion project because it already has an experienced power plant staff, with a possibility of more plant workers being hired, Winfield City Manager Taggart Wall said.
The expansion will help generate energy that will be sold to other Kansas Power Pool members cities.
Installation of the $80 million addition is expected to begin in December 2022, around the time the KPP’s power purchasing contract with Evergy expires.
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