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We’re Better Together
Westside Community Action Network Neighbors + Businesses + Social Services + Faith Groups + Government Together
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What is a SUBSTATION
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These are excellent questions!
Let’s deal with them one at a time.
What is a substation? … what does it do? … how does it work?
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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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Water comes from the water plant in very big pipes (taller than a niño), yet it comes out in your cocina or baño in much smaller pipes.
What is a substation?
The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Think of it like a connector for different sized water pipes.
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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.
What does a substation do?
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.
How does a substation work?
Transformers ‘step down’ the electricity from the high voltage needed to economically transmit the electricity.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
There are also complex circuit breakers, switches, relays, and capacitors.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
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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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
These are the power lines on Troost.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
Substations operate without any workers on-site.
Substations are monitored by remote control.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
Because these are very dangerous activities and no workers are present, they have automated emergency gear.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
There are detectors for fire and line breaks.
There is automatic fire suppression.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
How does a substation work?
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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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Can a substation harm me?
The short answer is YES!
That’s why there are fences around them. They can electrocute people.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Can a substation harm me?
Poisonous and corrosive chemicals are inside the substation.
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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
Streets & highways
Radio, cell phone & microwave towers
Railroads & bridges
Pipelines for natural gas :&
other chemicals
Water & wastewater treatment plants
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Say NO! to another Westside substation
Substations hurt our property values.
Substations blight our neighborhood with ugliness.
Substations threaten our health & safety.
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Say
NO! to another
Westside substation
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Who needs to hear YOU say“NO Substation
on the Westside”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]
KCMOPlans & Zoning Cmte
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Who needs to hear YOU say
Michael ChesserChairman and Chief Executive OfficerGreat Plains Energy & KCP&L P.O. Box 418679 Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
“NO Substation
on the Westside”
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Who needs to hear YOU say“NO Substation
on the Westside”Michael Merriman
Chairman & PresidentFinancial Holding Company300 W 11th St Kansas City, MO 64105-1618
Thomas A. McDonnell Chief Executive Officer & President DST Systems
Vince Dasta President DST Realty333 W. 11th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
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The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.
Say
NO! to another
Westside substation
