What is a
SUBSTATION ?
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What is a substation?
… what does it do?
… how does it work?
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These are excellent
questions!
Let’s deal with them
one at a time.
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What is a substation?
An electrical
substation takes
electricity from a very
high voltage and
lowers it to the
voltage we use in our
homes & businesses
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What is a substation?
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
What does a
substation do?
Electricity is made at
a very high, powerful
voltage. A substation
safely changes the
electricity from very
high voltage to lower
voltage we can use.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a
substation work?
Transformers ‘step
down’ the electricity
from the high voltage
needed to
economically transmit
the electricity.
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How does a
substation work?
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
There are also
complex circuit
breakers, switches,
relays, and capacitors.
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How does a
substation work?
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Substations have
HUGE power poles
to bring in the high
voltage electricity.
These would be
more than 200 feet
tall on the WestSide
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How does a
substation work?
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
These are the power
lines on Troost.
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How does a
substation work?
Substations operate
without any workers
on-site.
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Substations are
monitored by remote
control.
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How does a
substation work?
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Because these are
very dangerous
activities and no
workers are present,
they have automated
emergency gear.
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How does a
substation work?
.
There are detectors
for fire and line
breaks.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
There is automatic
fire suppression.
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How does a
substation work?
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
KCP&L workers will
come occasionally to
do maintenance work
on the substation.
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A quick picture of how substation works
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Can a substation
harm me?
The short answer is
YES!
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
That’s why there are
fences around them.
They can electrocute
people.
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Can a substation
harm me?
Poisonous and
corrosive chemicals
are inside the
substation.
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Can a substation
harm me?
All substations emit
invisible electrical
waves. Some
scientists believe
these waves harm us.
[Not all scientists agree about this,
including those at KCP&L.]
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Can a substation
harm me?
That buzz you hear at
the start of these
slides is similar to the
constant buzz from a
substation. This can
cause to headaches.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
So why do we have
substations?
We need them to
cheaply transfer
electricity.
Substations are a part
of what we call
essential
infrastructure.
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Essential Infrastructure on the Westside
Railroads & bridges
Pipelines for natural gas
:& other chemicals
Streets & highways
Radio, cell phone &
microwave towers
Water & wastewater treatment
plants
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Say NO! to another
Westside substation
.
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
Substations threaten
our health & safety.
Substations blight our
neighborhood with
ugliness.
Substations hurt our
property values.
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Say
NO!
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
to another
Westside
substation
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
KCMO
Plans &
Zoning
Cmte
Councilman Terry Riley Chairperson (816) 513-1629
gets email at [email protected]
Councilwoman Cindy Circo Co-Chair (816) 513-1633
gets email at [email protected]
Councilwoman Beth Gottstein (816) 513-1616
gets email at [email protected]
Councilman Ed Ford
(816) 513-1601
gets email at [email protected]
Councilman John Sharp
(816) 513-1615
gets email at [email protected]
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
Michael Chesser
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Great Plains Energy & KCP&L
P.O. Box 418679
Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
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Who needs to hear YOU say
“NO
Substation
on the Westside”
Michael Merriman
Chairman & President
Financial Holding Company
300 W 11th St
Kansas City, MO 64105-1618
Thomas A. McDonnell
Chief Executive Officer & President DST Systems
Vince Dasta President DST Realty
333 W. 11th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
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Say
NO!
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of
Allen Street is similar to this one.
to another
Westside
substation
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