The Elm Creek to Summit 345,000-volt (345kV) transmission line is improving the reliability of the grid in central Kansas, allowing the grid to continue to meet required standards of reliability. It benefits residents and businesses in central Kansas and beyond by easing congestion across the transmission network and improving the efficiency of the grid. It also provides tax revenue, construction jobs and local expenditures, and expands capabilities for future investment in area industry.
The Elm Creek to Summit Project is a 60-mile, 345,000-volt (345 kV) line that links the existing 345 kV Summit Substation southeast of Salina, Kansas, to a new 345 kV substation southeast of Concordia, Kansas, located near the existing 230 kV Elm Creek Substation. ITC Great Plains, LLC (ITC), under a co-development agreement with MidKansas Electric Company, LLC (MKEC), constructed and co-owns with MKEC and operates the northern section of the line, and Westar Energy, Inc. (Westar) constructed, owns, and operates the southern section. The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) required this project to be in service no later than 2018. The line was placed in service in December 2016.