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What is a

SUBSTATION

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What is a
substation?
what does it
do?
These

howare
does it
excellent
work?
questions!

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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
&Action
businesses
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What is a
substation?
Water comes from
the
water
Think
of it plant
like in
very
big pipes
a connector
for(taller
than
a nio), yet
it
different
sized
The electrical substation in
comes out in your
the 1800 block of Allen Street water pipes.
is similar to this one.
cocina or bao in
much smaller
pipes.
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What does a
substation do?
Electricity is
made at a very
high, powerful
voltage. A
The electrical substation in
substation safely
the 1800 block of Allen Street
is similar to this one.
changes the
electricity from
very
high
voltage
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to lower voltage
.

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How does a
substation
work?
Transformers
step down the
electricity from
the high voltage
The electrical substation in
needed to
the 1800 block of Allen Street
is similar to this one.
economically
transmit the
electricity.
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How does a
substation
work?
There are also

The electrical substation in


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is similar to this one.

complex circuit
breakers,
switches, relays,
and capacitors.

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How does a
substation
work?
Substations
have HUGE
power poles to
bring in the
The electrical substation in
high
voltage
the 1800 block of Allen Street
is similar to this one.
electricity.
These would be
more than 200
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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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The electrical substation in


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is similar to this one.

How does a
substation
work?
Substations
operate without
any workers onsite.
Substations are
monitored by
remote control.

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How
does
a
.
substation
work?
Because these
are very
dangerous
activities and no
The electrical substation in
the 1800 block of Allen Street workers are
is similar to this one.
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
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is similar to this one.

There is
automatic fire
suppression.

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How does a
substation
work?
KCP&L workers

The electrical substation in


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is similar to this one.

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
Theharm
short me?
answer
is YES!

The electrical substation in


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is similar to this one.

Thats 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
[Not
all scientists
agree
about
waves
harm
us.
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
That
buzzme?
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


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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
Substations
substation
threaten our

health
& safety.
Substations
blight
our
neighborhood
The electrical substation in
the 1800 block of Allen Street
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with ugliness.
Substations hurt
our property
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NO!
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is similar to this one.

to
another
Westside
substatio

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NO

Who needs to hear


YOU say

Councilman
Chairperson (816
513-1629
gets email at schylon_clayton@kcmo.org
Councilwoman Cindy Circo Co-Chair (816
513-1633
gets email at gina_boucher@kcmo.org
Councilwoman Beth Gottstein
(81
513-1616
gets email at jim_giles@kcmo.org
Councilman Ed Ford
(816)
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513-1601
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email at lisa_minardi@kcmo.org

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Who needs to hear


YOU say

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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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NO

Who needs to hear


YOU say

Michael
Merriman

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on the
Westside

Chairman & President


Financial Holding
Company
300 W 11th St
Thomas A. McDonnell
Kansas City, MO64105Chief Executive Officer & President
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DST Systems Vince Dasta
President DST Realty
333 W. 11th Street
Kansas
City, MO 64106
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is similar to this one.

to
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