Champaign

Enhanced Energy Grid

• Added a state-of-the-art substation that bolsters service reliability and load capacity while reducing maintenance costs for customers in Champaign and Bondville.
• Upgraded underground facilities that serve the downtown Champaign business district with additional backup feed.
• Installed IntelliRupters — automated switching devices — in Urbana and Champaign to reduce the number of customers affected by an outage and the length of outages.
• Added several new substation reclosers, called Vipers, in Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul and Savoy, to detect problems on the power lines, such as a lightning strike or a fallen tree limb, and reduce the number of customers affected by a power outage.