generation · Gas
Viola Generating Station (Unit VIO1)
Sumner, KS
Developer: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc (Electric Utility)
Capacity
765 MW
Waiting
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Stage
Approved, awaiting construction
Verification
Verified (primary source)
Grid region
SWPP
Equipment
Combined cycle, single shaft
Expected online
Jan 2029*
* Approximate / developer-estimated date, not a firm commitment.
Estimated investment waiting
$864.5M
≈ 765,000 kW × $1,130/kW typical overnight construction cost (EIA) — the dollar value of the power plant itself sitting in permitting limbo, not a bill estimate. Full methodology.
Location
37.3315, -97.6700 — see the map for this project in context with others.
Public Hearings
Unknown
Hearing details: Unknown
Not available from this project’s data source yet. Check the sources below directly.
Sources
Data quality note: No application-filed date is published by EIA-860M, so days/years waiting cannot be computed until one is added via manual override — only a planned operation date (1/2029) is available.