Sekan Printing Now Running the Biggest Solar-Battery System in Southeast Kansas

FORT SCOTT, Kan. — August 6, 2026 — Sekan Printing is now running 300 kW of solar paired with a 240 kWh battery at its plant at 2210 S Main St. It is the biggest solar-battery system in Southeast Kansas. SEK Solar of Chanute designed and built it.

The presses at Sekan run from 5:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, five days a week. The heaviest draw does not come from the presses themselves. It comes from drying. Full-color work means laying ink down in layers and curing each layer before the next one goes on, and that pulls hard and steadily for half an hour at a time, with bigger draws on top of it. A good share of it happens early, before the sun is high. The solar makes the power. The battery holds it and puts it out across those long, heavy stretches. Together they match the way the plant actually runs.

That matters on a commercial power bill. Businesses on Evergy's medium and large general service rates pay for the electricity they use, and they also pay on the heaviest half-hour they hit in the month. That peak charge can be most of the bill. A system with solar and storage together can bring both down.

"Sekan's plant has its own rhythm, and the job was to build a system that fits it," said Daniel Zywietz, owner of SEK Solar. "The solar and the battery do that together. We're grateful to Justin Banwart and the whole Banwart family for trusting us with it."

About Sekan Printing

Sekan Printing is a family-owned commercial printing company in Fort Scott, Kansas, doing full-color work for customers across the country.

About SEK Solar

SEK Solar builds solar and battery systems for businesses, farms, manufacturers, schools and cities across Southeast Kansas. Based in Chanute, founded in 2024, around 35 projects completed.

See the photos and full announcement on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seksolar/posts/pfbid02X8JSemgkXes67h9H9Jn4iyUtoLvp3S59t25N3PXLgrY9ouszcQmjcE24PBAgMWXal

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Media contact: Daniel Zywietz, SEK Solar — Office (620) 431-1122, Cell (720) 940-3946, [email protected]