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Gardner City moves forward with Substation 4 plan, signs memorandum with Evergy
Summary
Planning commission approved a conditional use permit recommendation for Substation 4; city purchased 10.8 acres and signed a memorandum of agreement with Evergy to construct adjoining transmission facilities. Equipment procurement is under way with an operational deadline in November 2027.
Gardner City staff told the Utilities Advisory Commission on April 3 that the Planning Commission approved a recommendation for a conditional use permit for a new 161 kV Substation 4 and the matter will proceed to the City Council.
The city purchased a 10.8-acre site for Substation 4 and on June 3, 2024 signed a memorandum of agreement with Evergy that includes sale of 214,417 square feet to Evergy for a future distribution facility adjacent to the city substation, staff said. "The goal was to provide safe, reliable electricity to residential, commercial, [and] industrial development southeast of the city by adding a 161 kV substation with two 161 kV transmission feeds from the grid," a staff member said.
Why it matters: the new substation is intended to serve growing…
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