“The large load customer ramps are already underway and are expected to continue building in aggregate through 2030 and beyond,” Buckler said. BY THE NUMBERS: EVERGY Q2 ‘26 3 GW The amount of large load contracts Evergy has signed. 5+ GW Evergy’s planned generation, including 3.9 GW of natural gas. In addition to having 3 GW of signed large load contracts, Evergy is in “advanced discussions” with customers representing “representing approximately 1 or 2 gigawatts” of large loads, Campbell said. However, “additional load beyond the 3 GW signed to date is expected to require incremental generation resource needs and incremental capex as a result,” Campbell said.