For years, wind was the power source of the plains. Now, Kansas is seeing solar step up

The number of megawatts produced in Kansas is expected to multiply by more than 34 times over in the next four years.
PRATT — The city of Pratt, Kansas, is home to around 6,500 people.

But the small town is rife with new developments. Driving around town, vice mayor Doug Meyer and Jamie Huber – Pratt’s director of electric utilities – point them out: a new swimming pool, recently resurfaced tennis courts, a 16-unit housing project.

One of their proudest projects, though, is a six megawatt solar farm that came online in 2019. It’s right on the edge of town.

“A lot of people don’t see it – I’ve got people who still ask me where it’s at,” Huber said.