Kansas landowners push back on power line project as regulators cite reliability needs

Kansas landowners push back on power line project as regulators cite reliability needs

The Kansas Corporation Commission's three-member board will decide by May 13 whether to approve or stop construction of the Buffalo Flats transmission line, designed to go through four Kansas counties. (Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas utility regulators are weighing the benefits and costs of approving construction of a $493 million transmission line that would travel through four southwest counties. Multiple Kansas landowners pro…