The Kansas Corporation Commission, known as the KCC, approved a Siting Permit establishing the route for the Wolf Creek to Blackberry Transmission Line in Southeast Kansas. Approximately 83 miles of the line will be in Kansas, crossing Coffey,Anderson, Allen, Bourbon and Crawford counties. Nextera Energy Transmission Southwest will construct and operate the line. In a 2-1 vote, the Commission found that the method Nexera used to select the routes are reasonable and the Siting Permit requests complies with all statutes and should be granted.
A limited certification was granted in August after the KCC determined that the transmission project will benefit customers by lowering overall energy costs, removing inefficiency, relieving transmission congestion, and improving the reliability of the transmission system. Kansas is one of 17 states served by the Southwest Power Pool. In 2019, the Wolf Creek to Blackberry Line was identified as a necessary economic project to increase transmission capability and reliability and relieve transmission congestion from Western Kansas.
