What is a SUBSTATION ?

1. What is a SUBSTATION ? Please push your ENTER key to advance thru this slide show!

2. What is a substation? … what does it do? … how does it work? . These are excellent questions! Let’s deal with them one at a time.

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 3

4. What is a substation? . 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. Think of it like a connector for different sized water pipes. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

5. 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. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

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

7. How does a substation work? . There are also complex circuit breakers, switches, relays, and capacitors. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

8. 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 The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

9. 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.

10. How does a substation work? . Substations operate without any workers on-site. Substations are monitored by remote control. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

11. How does a substation work? . Because these are very dangerous activities and no workers are present, they have automated emergency gear. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

12. How does a substation work? . There are detectors for fire and line breaks. There is automatic fire suppression. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

13. How does a substation work? . KCP&L workers will come occasionally to do maintenance work on the substation. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

14. A quick picture of how substation works

15. Can a substation harm me? . The short answer is YES! That’s why there are fences around them. They can electrocute people. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

16. 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.

17. Can a substation harm me? . All substations emit invisible electrical waves. Some scientists believe these waves harm us. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one. [Not all scientists agree about this, including those at KCP&L.]

18. 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. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

19. So why do we have substations? . We need them to cheaply transfer electricity. Substations are a part of what we call essential infrastructure. The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

20. Essential Infrastructure on the Westside Railroads & bridges Pipelines for natural gas :& other chemicals Streets & highways Water & wastewater treatment plants Radio, cell phone & microwave towers

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

22. . Say NO! to another Westside substation The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one.

23. Who needs to hear YOU say “NOSubstation on the Westside” Councilman Terry Riley Chairperson (816) 513-1629 gets email at schylon_clayton@kcmo.org CouncilwomanCindy 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 23

24. Who needs to hear YOU say “NOSubstation on the Westside” Michael Chesser Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Great Plains Energy & KCP&L P.O. Box 418679 Kansas City, MO 64141-9679 24

25. Who needs to hear YOU say “NOSubstation 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 25

26. . Say NO! to another Westside substation The electrical substation in the 1800 block of Allen Street is similar to this one. 26