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Independence Power & Light budgets major substation and transformer work; plans chimney demolition and to draw reserves for multi‑year CIP
Summary
Independence Power & Light proposed a FY2026 capital program that includes new substations, distribution feeders for Eastgate Commerce Center, demolition of the Blue Valley power plant chimney and replacement of long‑serving transformers.
Joe Heggendefer, director of Independence Power & Light (IPL), presented the utility’s FY2025–26 proposed budget and a multi‑year capital program focused on reliability and economic development.
Key capital items: Heggendefer highlighted several major CIP items: roughly $1 million for a substation to improve dual‑feed reliability in the Country Meadows/Cliffs area; $3 million to construct substations and $2 million for distribution feeders to serve the Eastgate Commerce Center; $2 million allocated to demolish the Blue Valley power plant chimney and associated…
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