The City of Augusta, Kansas, executed a planned outage to address identified disconnect switches needing replacement, KPP Energy reported in the March 2026 issue of its Lightning Round newsletter.
Augusta recently identified hot spots across four disconnect switches in Electric Plant II’s Switchyard during a recent infrared inspection.
“One of these switches failed prior to the scheduled outage, increasing urgency of replacement. In addition, a new disconnect switch installation was required to support the City’s new Feeder 8,” the KPP Energy newsletter reported.
Electric Distribution Superintendent Dave Warner and Electric Production Superintendent Marc Cain developed a coordinated outage and work plan to replace a total of five disconnect switches, the newsletter article said.
Due to lead times exceeding 40 weeks for new disconnect switches, Augusta staff sourced nine disconnect switches through coordination with the City of Girard and KMEA Mid-States.
For additional details, read the article in the KPP Energy newsletter.
