The Labette County Commission approves an agreement with Plus Power for a battery storage facility in the county.

 

Despite Commissioner Terry Weidert wanting to wait for county wide zoning, the commission voted 2-0 to approve the agreement with Commissioner Weidert abstaining. Commissioner Cole Proehl says he didn't want to miss out on the opportunity of that kind of money.

 

Through this agreement, the county will receive $24 million over the course of twenty years. The county will receive $2.4 million of that money when Plus Power becomes operational in 2027 or 2028. Proehl says Plus Power will have more of an economic impact than just the $24 million.

 

Plus Power and the county have been in discussions for about a year. The county also approved a letter of understanding with Plus Power that if county wide zoning is approved their agreement would not be affected by that.