We know sustainability is important to you—it’s important to us too.
Our linemen, engineers, support staff and customer service representatives live right here in Kansas and Missouri. We're not just Evergy employees. We're Evergy customers, too. And like you, we want a bright future for the next generations.
That's why we're committed to making smart investments in renewable technologies, so we can deliver reliable energy both now--and in the years to come--at an affordable cost.
Generating power that's cleaner, more affordable and more reliable than ever before—that’s our vision for a sustainable energy future.
Since 2005, our generation mix has become more diverse and now nearly half of the electricity we generate comes from carbon-free sources.
Looking forward and innovating now
- We are committed to meeting the evolving energy needs of our customers and communities.
- Providing sustainable energy has always been important to us. And because it’s even more important to you now, it’s an even bigger part of our plans.
- Evergy is steadily moving towards 70% carbon reduction by 2030 from our 2005 baseline, and our goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.*
- The electricity we create with our generation facilities contribute the most to our emissions. As we continue to add renewables, while maintaining reliability and affordability, we expect to continue progressing towards our goals.
Learn more: Our Plan
Making progress
- We're embracing renewable energy sources to generate more power with less impact to our environment.
- We’re adopting new technologies to modernize our grid and support more renewables.
- We’re investing in more tools and options to keep your energy costs down and give you more control.
Learn more: Renewable Resources
Latest Efforts
We're celebrating over 100 million megawatt-hours of wind generation
Did you know one wind turbine can produce up to 3,000 kilowatts per hour? That can power Kauffman Stadium for just over nine minutes, KCI airport for just over four minutes and several customer's homes for a couple months.
Utilizing and generating wind creates a cleaner environment and offers our communities a more sustainable and affordable energy option. With over 274 wind turbines in our energy mix, we're making progress towards our 2045 goal.
Retired power poles become homes for pollinators
August 30, 2024
Evergy works with students to tag Monarch butterflies
September 25, 2024
Two new natural-gas plants to be built in south-central Kansas
October 21, 2024
Environmental Commitment
When it comes to our environmental impact, we're making strides every day to support a diverse energy mix, reduce emissions, lessen water usage and so much more.
Learn About Our Environmental Impact
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Evergy's net-zero goal includes scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. The trajectory and timing of reaching our net-zero goals depend on many external factors, including enabling technology developments, the reliability of the power grid, availability of transmission capacity, supportive energy policies and regulations, and other factors. These external factors are outside of Evergy’s control, and without these enabling factors, we cannot be certain about the achievement of Evergy’s long-term emissions-reduction goals.
Resources and Additional Information
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)
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Sustainability Report
Request for Proposals
Wind RFP
Project requirements Evergy, Inc (Evergy) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit offers from interested parties (Respondents) with the intent of securing proposals for the acquisition of an aggregated total of 1000 MW of nameplate rated wind generation projects with a Commercial Operation Date (COD) on or before Dec. 31, 2026.
- Projects with a COD by June 30, 2024 and Dec. 31, 2025 will be given preference
- All projects must be able to connect with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
- Projects located in Kansas are preferred
Proposals are due Nov. 23, 2021. All proposal responses should be directed to 2021EvergyWindRFP@evergy.com as outlined in the RFP documents.
Schedule
| MILESTONE | COMPLETED-BY DATE |
| Issue RFP | Oct. 18, 2021 |
| Submit Appendix A and B with intent to bid on or before | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| Pre-bid conference | Nov. 4, 2021 (11 am CDT) |
| Submit all questions | Nov. 15, 2021 |
| Bids due | Nov. 23, 2021 (5 pm CST) |
| Short list selected | Dec. 17, 2021 |
| Final negotiations complete | Q1-Q2 2022 |
| Expected Notice to Proceed (NTP) for 2024 COD | Q1-Q2 2023 |
| Preferred COD #1 | June 2024 |
| Preferred COD #2 | Dec. 2025 |
| Latest COD | Dec. 2026 |
Documents
Templates
CCR & Renewable Energy Compliance Reports
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View information on our CCR Rule Compliance Data and Information, as well as the Missouri Metro and Missouri West Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Reports.
