Power Reliability

Kansas City Power & Light is committed to providing your business with the most affordable and reliable source of electricity. Our Reliability Solutions team has the expertise to ensure your operation runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. They will visit your site, analyze your system's needs and provide solutions in the following areas:

Surge protection
KCP&L provides free surge suppression/power quality audits to determine the protection needs of your facility. Surge protection can safeguard your critical electrical and electronic systems to prevent disruption or damage. Avoid the lost time and cost to your business from power surges caused by lightning, utility grid switching, load switching and industrial motors.

Power quality monitoring
Ensure that your facility has consistent quality power. This is especially important for offices, retail stores and factories with sensitive equipment that can easily suffer data loss, malfunctions or shutdowns when power quality is distorted by power surges or outages.

Switchgear maintenance
Protect against equipment failure, power surges and downtime with proper maintenance. KCP&L can perform this maintenance on any of your 480 volt or 13,000 volt electrical equipment. Service includes cleaning breakers and both micro-ohm and high potential testing.

Infrared inspections
Equipment defects caused by heat, dust, moisture and corrosion can be invisible to the naked eye. We use the latest thermal imaging equipment to pinpoint "hot spots" to identify defects that could create safety hazards, power outages and expensive equipment damage. Let our skilled personnel help you identify problems and interpret inspection results.

Harmonic mitigation
Your electrical system may be suffering from voltage or current distortion if your facility has overheating transformers, premature motor failure, tripped breakers or blown fuses. Using harmonic mitigation techniques, we can diagnose and correct distorting currents.

Uninteruptible power supply (UPS) systems
UPS systems are designed to protect your micro-based equipment from brief voltage fluctuations or outages. We can tailor solutions to meet your demands from small, single-user computers to facility-wide systems.

Battery maintenance service
This service includes regular battery inspection, cleaning and testing, designed to keep your UPS backup system functioning properly.

For more information about KCP&L's Power Reliability Solutions, contact your Energy Solutions consultant at (866) 400-9749.