No project in Union Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Sedgwick County Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Union Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
NextEra Energy land options near Garden Plain
Sedgwick County
800 acres
🕒 July 2025: NextEra vice presidents began signing purchase options with more than 10 landowners for …
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 8 miles awayMonarch Energy land deals near Colwich and Andale
Sedgwick County
300 acres
🕒 2025: Monarch's CEO signed purchase agreements for more than 300 acres with two landowners.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Sedgwick County
County commissioners paused data center applications in January 2026 while staff write zoning rules. They extended the pause three times; on Sept. 2, 2026 they extended it through Dec. 24, 2026. Commissioners have said they do not want a multi-year ban.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Union Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Union Township: Sumner-cowley Electric Co-op, Inc. (not available) or Evergy Kansas South, Inc. (company) or Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (company) or Sedgwick County El Co-op Assn Inc. (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kansas.