Ameren Missouri Smart Substation in Cape Girardeau County

completed

Ameren Missouri has put a new smart substation into operation in Cape Girardeau County to improve power reliability and increase electricity capacity for around 3,400 customers. The facility features modern systems to automatically reduce outage impacts and speed up power restoration, nearly doubling the capacity of the previous substation and replacing equipment over 50 years old. It is relocated outside the floodplain to reduce flood risks and includes smart grid technology for fault detection and automatic restoration. The project also involved upgrades to nearby power lines with composite poles to improve resilience during severe weather.