IBEW Family of Electricians Work Together at Panasonic Plant in Kansas
IBEW’s Local 124 in Kansas City recently posted an interesting story about a family with deep roots in the electrical construction industry that worked together the massive Panasonic plant in DeSoto, KS.
Tim Adell; Mark, his dad; and his son, Carter, a Local 124 pre-apprentice; all worked on the same Enerfab Power crew earlier this summer during construction of the massive Panasonic plant in DeSoto, KS. Tim is one of 12 electrical superintendents on site.
According to the IBEW Local 124 post:
“The plant has a 34,500V main electrical building in the middle of the complex. It sends power to the vaults outside the building, where Tim’s crew takes over. It sends those 34,500V to eight substations in each wing. From there, it’s broken down to 480V and sent to distribution panels in the building. Longtime signatory contractor Cupertino Electric played a large role in constructing the substations in Wing 1.
Panasonic is building it so it will have a facility that manufactures electric vehicle batteries in the U.S. A grand opening ceremony was held on July 14, although construction is expected to continue for several more months.”