State officials Tuesday praised approval of the V-Plan, a 200-mile high-voltage electric transmission project that will run through Kansas.
The Southwest Power Pool Inc. approved for construction a number of priority projects that are designed to improve the regional electric grid.
“We need an electric grid that will meet near- and long-term needs, and allow us to better manage many uncertain future scenarios, such as carbon policy, varying fuel prices, growth in electricity demand, and state or federal renewable energy standards,” said SPP President and Chief Executive Officer Nick Brown.
Included in those projects was the V-Plan, a double-circuit 345-kilovolt line running from Spearville to Medicine Lodge to Wichita that is projected to cost $356 million.
Lt. Gov. Troy Findley said approval of the V-Plan will help Kansas expand its wind power generation network.
“With the SPP making the V-Plan transmission project a priority, we are well on our way to providing reliable energy service to consumers and creating thousands of jobs in the renewable energy economy,” Findley said.
Gov. Mark Parkinson has said in the past that approval of the transmission line was as important to the Kansas economy as the proposed federal biosecurity lab in Manhattan or the designation of a National Cancer Center at Kansas University Medical Center.
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consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I am interested in hearing some debate from the blog community on this project.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I will blog a few times to bump it into the most commented section.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
Ironically, the stories most people blog about are rediculous and un-worthy of much attention.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
This story however, seem's to make a fairly large impact on all kansas people.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
For example, what are the positive effects and the negative effects of doing this?
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
and, of course who will be paying for it? will it be an ongoing expense to taxpayers?
gatekeeper (anonymous) says…
They emit high EMF's. Many people and animals are very sensitive to this. Kind of scary how much EMF power is radiated to the ground from these power lines. See the link. You can light fluorescent tubes with the high EMF's w/out them being connected to anything.
http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumgUd...
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
I was thinking there were emission output of some kind of dangerous nature. Thanks for the info.
LesBlevins (anonymous) says…
Republicans are behind this because it will keep the mostly Republican owned public utilities firmly in their monopolistic "hold em over the barrel for me" all powerful position. Tom Sloan for example is in favor because of that. He won't even discuss power to the people aspects of proposed alternative concept clean distributed generation that would empower towns and cities to be self generators and more self sufficient. For more on this contact me at info@aaecorp.com
LesBlevins (anonymous) says…
New Energy is the smart play but both Lawrence and Kansas are falling behind and will continue to lag behind a long list of other states that are doing better in that important category than Kansas. email me at info@aaecorp.com for more on that.