Sumner County Projects
About the Project
The Sumner County Projects are innovative wind, solar and battery energy storage projects proposed for Sumner County, Kansas. They are: Sumner Energy Center, Wild Plains Energy Center II, Webb Road Energy Storage and Drury Road Energy Storage. Sumner Energy Center will have a capacity of up to 200 megawatts of solar energy. Wild Plains Energy Center II will have a capacity of up to 200 megawatts of wind energy. Webb Road Energy Storage will have the capacity to store up to 300 megawatts, and Drury Road Energy Storage will have the capacity to store up to 200 megawatts.
Sumner Energy Center, Wild Plains Energy Center II, Webb Road Energy Storage and Drury Road Energy Storage are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, one of the country’s largest energy infrastructure developers.
Economic Benefits
Sumner Energy Center
Wild Plains Energy Center II
Webb Road Energy Storage
Drury Road Energy Storage
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HOW IT WORKS
Energy storage provides valuable services to improve efficient operations of the larger power grid.
HOW IT WORKS
COMPONENTS
Individual battery cells are organized in modules, stacked on racks and housed in secure storage containers.
COMPONENTS
RECYCLING
Many of the component parts of lithium-ion batteries can be recycled and used in new products.
RECYCLING
SAFETY
Our energy storage projects are engineered to meet the highest standards of safety and fire protection.
SAFETY
*Estimated over first 20 years of the project. All figures are estimated and subject to change.