This past year we made significant strides on projects outlined in our work plan but also faced some unplanned instances. Here are a few projects our crews worked on to ensure safe and reliable electric services to you, our members.

Underground conversion

This year, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative installed 24 miles of underground utility cable. A major portion of that was converting five miles of single-phase overhead power lines to underground cable from the Grant Substation near Carson. Another substantial conversion project was retiring seven miles over three-phase overhead power line to underground cable out of the Solen Substation. Other underground projects we worked on were new services, service upgrades, and underground cable replacement. Converting to underground cable allows for additional safety and reliability to our system.

Transmission line reroute

This summer, 33-miles of aged transmission line and poles were retired and replace with 14-miles of 69kV of updated overhead transmission line and infrastructure from the Cannon Substation to the Grant Substation near Carson. This project helps ensure reliability in the area. Although there are now fewer miles of transmission line, the same about of substations are served but this decreases the miles of infrastructure exposed to weather elements.

Storm restoration

Throughout the summer our system endured various hail, high winds and thunderstorm conditions which impacted our infrastructure. The impact included replacing 19, 69kv transmission poles with three phase distribution.  Also replaced were 13 single phase utility poles and nine, 3-phase utility poles in various areas of the system. Eleven, 115 kv H structures were damaged around the New Salem area. These storms caused over $900,000 of damages to our service area.

Technology updates

We continue to upgrade technology across our service area. Sectionalizing technology is being updated from aged oil circuit reclosers (OCRs) to TripSavers. This year we upgraded 15 oil circuit reclosers to TripSavers. TripSavers are oil-free equipment and require little to no maintenance when compared to traditional reclosures, ultimately reducing outages due to failures and creating better coordination throughout our system.    

As we continue through the remainder of the year, we want to encourage you to report outages by calling the office. Thank you for your support throughout 2025 and we look forward to ensuring safe and reliable electric services for you all in 2026!