Opponents of a proposed electric transmission line that will cut through Anderson and multiple other counties in Southeast Kansas have little hope of restricting the project; but, they can learn more about its specifics at two upcoming hearings scheduled for March 1st and 2nd in Iola and Girard.
Nextera’s 94 mile project will connect the Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant with an electrical grid connection in Blackberry, Missouri, cutting across the Southwestern corner of Anderson County. The Kansas Corporation Commission granted Nextera Transmission, with ties to the major Wind Farm Development firm, Nextera Energy, authorization as a public utility last Summer. That move gave the company the ability to obtain property through Eminent Domain, if necessary, to acquire land for construction of the power line.
The hearings will be held at Iola Senior High School on March 1st and Girard Public Library on the 2nd.
