ILLINOIS -- Ameren Corporation's Ameren Illinois is working on a $9.8 million substation expansion project in Nashville.

The manufacturer is working on a substation expansion project near Illinois Route 127 just outside of Nashville. The project is expected to add resiliency and enhanced power service reliability to the local grid and support future residential and business growth.

Ameren Illinois is reconfiguring the site by splitting the existing transmission line into two sections, giving it two sources. Once upgraded, the site will provide increased reliability to customers served from both the North Nashville and Okawville substations, respectively, and enable power to be rerouted among other substations in the area in the event of an outage.

"This $9.8 million project is part of our overall statewide plan to build a cleaner, greener, more resilient grid," said Jason Klein, Director of South Region Electric Operations, Ameren Illinois. "With these enhancements along Route 127, Ameren Illinois is taking proactive steps to prepare for the future needs of our electric customers. We're excited to bring these enhancements to our customers in and around Washington County."

Project completion is expected in mid-June 2021.

Source: T&D World