The proposed Burns substation in Callaway County, Missouri, will be owned by Ameren and enable the interconnection of "Show Me State Solar" (aka Ranger Power) and possibly Grain Belt Express Tiger Connector, if that project is approved by the PSC. The proposed substation will be located here:
While you may think it looks small on the map, it is estimated to be 14 acres in size. Fourteen acres of ugly, shiny, metal towers, transformers, switches, lines, insulators. That's a pretty large substation, as substations go. Compare it in size to the existing McCredie substation represented by that little white square to the left of Burns.
Anyhow... Ameren has to build a new substation to accommodate these new interconnections since the interconnections are on an existing transmission line it owns (the red line on the map). As the new owner of the substation, Ameren had to apply to get a permit from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build the Burns substation. Ameren applied in docket number EA-2023-0226. In the application it states that Ranger Power is responsible for acquiring the land for the substation that Ameren needs to build the substation.
Anyhow... Ameren has to build a new substation to accommodate these new interconnections since the interconnections are on an existing transmission line it owns (the red line on the map). As the new owner of the substation, Ameren had to apply to get a permit from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build the Burns substation. Ameren applied in docket number EA-2023-0226. In the application it states that Ranger Power is responsible for acquiring the land for the substation that Ameren needs to build the substation.
As provided for by the GIA, Show Me State Solar will, prior to commencement of construction by Ameren Missouri, acquire approximately fourteen (14) acres of property for the Burns Switchyard site. Show Me State Solar will have full responsibility for all land acquisition costs.
While the PSC staff investigated the proposal and recommended that the Commission approve it, the Commission has not yet issued an order giving Ameren permission to construct the substation. Ameren has no permission to construct the substation. It cannot begin any construction until it has that permit in its hand.
But wait...
But wait...
It seems the neighbors have documented that there is in fact dirt being moved at the site. What permits are there for this work? Whose contractors are these? Ameren's? Or Ranger Power's? Which one of these companies is engaged in building a substation without a permit?
The astute neighbor has already reported this faux pas to the PSC for investigation. The Burns Substation is NOT approved. A permit has not been issued by the PSC. What's the penalty for beginning construction before a permit is issued?
The astute neighbor has already reported this faux pas to the PSC for investigation. The Burns Substation is NOT approved. A permit has not been issued by the PSC. What's the penalty for beginning construction before a permit is issued?
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