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\hat is a
SUBS1A1ION
lleose posb yoot
N1k key to oJvooce
tbto tbls sllJe sbow!
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1hese are excellenL

quesLlons!
LeL's deal wlLh Lhem
one aL a Llme
What |s a substat|on?
what does |t do?
how does |t work?
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What |s a substat|on?
An elecLrlcal
subsLaLlon Lakes
elecLrlclLy from a very
hlgh volLage and
lowers lL Lo Lhe
volLage we use ln our
homes buslnesses
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Water comes
from the water
plant in very big
pipes (taller than a 3N4
yet it comes out
in your .4.3, or
-,N4 in much
smaller pipes.
What |s a substat|on?
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%hink of it like
a connector for
different sized
water pipes.
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LlecLrlclLy ls made aL
a very hlgh powerful
volLage A subsLaLlon
safely changes Lhe
elecLrlclLy from very
hlgh volLage Lo lower
volLage we can use
What does a
substat|on do?
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

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now does a
substat|on work?
1ransformers 'sLep
down' Lhe elecLrlclLy
from Lhe hlgh volLage
needed Lo
economlcally LransmlL
Lhe elecLrlclLy
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
now does a
substat|on work?
1here are also
complex clrculL
breakers swlLches
relays and capaclLors
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

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now does a
substat|on work?
ubsLaLlons have
PuCL power poles
Lo brlng ln Lhe hlgh
volLage elecLrlclLy
1hese would be
more Lhan 200 feeL
Lall on Lhe WesLlde
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
now does a
substat|on work?
1hese are Lhe power
llnes on 1roosL
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
now does a
substat|on work?
ubsLaLlons operaLe
wlLhouL any workers
onslLe
ubsLaLlons are
monlLored by remoLe
conLrol
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

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now does a
substat|on work?
ecause Lhese are
very dangerous
acLlvlLles and no
workers are presenL
Lhey have auLomaLed
emergency gear
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
now does a
substat|on work?
1here are deLecLors
for flre and llne
breaks
1here ls auLomaLlc
flre suppresslon
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

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now does a
substat|on work?
9L workers wlll
come occaslonally Lo
do malnLenance work
on Lhe subsLaLlon
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A qu|ck p|cture of how substat|on works
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Can a substat|on
harm me?
1he shorL answer ls
?L!
1haL's why Lhere are
fences around Lhem
1hey can elecLrocuLe
people
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Can a substat|on
harm me?
9olsonous and
corroslve chemlcals
are lnslde Lhe
subsLaLlon
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Can a substat|on
harm me?
All subsLaLlons emlL
lnvlslble elecLrlcal
waves ome
sclenLlsLs belleve
Lhese waves harm us
noL all sclenLlsLs agree abouL Lhls
lncludlng Lhose aL 9L
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Can a substat|on
harm me?
1haL buzz you hear aL
Lhe sLarL of Lhese
slldes ls slmllar Lo Lhe
consLanL buzz from a
subsLaLlon 1hls can
cause Lo headaches
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So why do we have
substat|ons?
We need Lhem Lo
cheaply Lransfer
elecLrlclLy
ubsLaLlons are a parL
of whaL we call
essent|a|
|nfrastructure
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ssential Inrastructure on the \estside
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Raaio, cett bove c
vicrorare torer.
Raitroaa. c briage.
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:c otber cbevicat.
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tavt.
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Say NC! to another
Wests|de substat|on
ubsLaLlons hurL our
properLy values
ubsLaLlons bllghL our
nelghborhood wlLh
ugllness
ubsLaLlons LhreaLen
our healLh safeLy
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Say
NC!
to another
Wests|de
substat|on
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Who needs Lo hear CU say
NO Substation
on the Westside#
ouncllman 1erry k||eyhalrperson (816) 3131629
geLs emall aL schylon_clayton@kcmo.org
ouncllwoman C|ndy C|rcoohalr (816) 3131633
geLs emall aL gina_boucher@kcmo.org
ouncllwoman 8eth Gottste|n (816) 3131616
geLs emall aL im_giles@kcmo.org
ouncllman Ld Iord (816) 3131601
geLs emall aL lisa_minardi@kcmo.org
ouncllman Iohn Sharp (816) 3131613
geLs emall aL araceli_gallegos@kcmo.org
kCMC
|ans
2on|ng
Cmte
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Who needs Lo hear CU say
M|chae| Chesser
halrman and hlef LxecuLlve Cfflcer
CreaL 9lalns Lnergy 9L
9C ox 418679
ansas lLy MC 641419679
NO Substation
on the Westside#
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Who needs Lo hear CU say
NO Substation
on the Westside#
M|chae| Merr|man
halrman 9resldenL
llnanclal Poldlng ompany
300 W 11Lh L
ansas lLy MC 641031618
1homas A McDonne||
hlef LxecuLlve Cfflcer 9resldenL u1 ysLems
V|nce Dasta9resldenL u1 8ealLy
333 W 11
Lh
LreeL
ansas lLy MC 64106
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1be etectricat .vb.tatiov iv tbe 100 btoc/ of

.ttev treet i. .ivitar to tbi. ove.
Say
NC!
to another
Wests|de
substat|on