Westar wants to expand a substation in Emporia to accommodate Hill's, but neighbors are alarmed

By Tim Carpenter

The Capital-Journal

Published Sunday, November 23, 2008

There is reason to cast a wary eye out the window while standing at the sink overlooking a Westar Energy substation. The kitchen appears to be a magnet for stray voltage suspected of escaping from the towering web of steel framing, wire and transformers that casts a shadow over Evans' neighborhood.

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Temecula urges another site for proposed electrical substation

Press-Enterprise - Riverside, CA, USA

Mayberry said he is worried about the health effects from electromagnetic radiation coming from the substation and the effect it could have on property ...

http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_ssubstation16.43a2abd.html

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TEMECULA: Residents file protests against proposed substation

North County Times - Californian - Escondido, CA, USA

"We do have concerns about the magnetic fields, the aesthetics: the plans that I've seen look terrible," he said. City Manager Shawn Nelson excused himself ...
http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2008/12/25/news/californian/temecula/zc468cf5fba3e211d88257524007906aa.txt

 

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