KCC Sets Public Hearings on Evergy Power Line Proposal
State regulators will hear public input on 133-mile transmission line that would cross through Cowley, Sumner County
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Corporation Commission has scheduled two public hearings next month on Evergy's application to build a 133-mile electric transmission line that would cross through western Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley, and Chautauqua counties. The proposed 345-kilovolt line would run from the Buffalo Flats Substation near Garden Plains to the Delaware Substation near Delaware, Oklahoma.
The first hearing will take place Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Sedan High School, with an open house from 3:30 to 6 p.m. followed by the public hearing at 6 p.m. The second hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. at Richardson Performing Arts Center at Southwestern College in Winfield, with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. in Christy Room 201.
Residents unable to attend in person can participate via Zoom with advance registration by noon the day before each hearing. The commission is also accepting written comments through 5 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2026. Registration and comment submission are available at https://kcc-connect.kcc.ks.gov/s/public-comments, and the hearings will be broadcast live on the agency's YouTube channel.
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