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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. Transformers'step down' the electricity from the high voltage needed to economically transmit the electricity.
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. Transformers'step down' the electricity from the high voltage needed to economically transmit the electricity.
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. Transformers'step down' the electricity from the high voltage needed to economically transmit the electricity.
Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 1 What is a SUBSTATION ? Please push your ENTER key to advance thru this slide show! Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 2 . These are excellent questions! Lets deal with them one at a time. What is a substation? what does it do? how does it work? Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 3 . 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 Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 4 . Water comes from the water plant in very big pipes (taller than a nio), yet it comes out in your cocina or bao 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 5 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 6 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 7 . 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.
Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 8 . 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 Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 9 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 10 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 11 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 12 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 13 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 14 A quick picture of how substation works Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 15 . 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!
Thats why there are fences around them. They can electrocute people. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 16 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 17 . 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.] Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 18 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 19 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 20 Essential Infrastructure on the Westside Streets & highways Radio, cell phone & microwave towers Railroads & bridges Pipelines for natural gas :& other chemicals Water & wastewater treatment plants Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 21 . 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. Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 22 . The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one. Say NO! to another Westside substation Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 23 Who needs to hear YOU say NO Substation on the Westside Councilman Terry Riley 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 (816) 513-1616 gets email at jim_giles@kcmo.org Councilman Ed Ford (816) 513-1601 gets email at lisa_minardi@kcmo.org Councilman John Sharp (816) 513-1615 gets email at araceli_gallegos@kcmo.org KCMO Plans & Zoning Cmte Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 24 Who needs to hear YOU say Michael Chesser Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Great Plains Energy & KCP&L P.O. Box 418679 Kansas City, MO 64141-9679 NO Substation on the Westside Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 25 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. 11 th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Were Better Together Westside Community Action Network Neighbors +Businesses +Social Services +Faith Groups +Government Together 26 . The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one. Say NO! to another Westside substation