Ameren Missouri installs smart grid technology in St. Francois County
Ameren Missouri recently installed smart grid technology, including “IntelliRupters” that can quickly
identify and isolate a service issue, in St. Francois County in an effort to increase reliability and to
modernize its infrastructure.
The IntelliRupters sense the condition of the electric system and alert Ameren Missouri of issues such as outages, allowing for faster restoration of service and reduce the number of customers affected by an outage.
“What this means for our customers is that we have the ability to restore power generally within minutes,” Russell Burger, director of the SEMO division for Ameren Missouri, said.
This equipment works together with other outage detection devices to isolate the outage and decrease the length of the service interruption. Ameren Missouri can use these smart switches to reroute power from another circuit.
“We are committed to building a stronger grid to ensure dependability, and this is why a large portion of the scheduled projects this year include smart grid technology in areas that have aging equipment or locations that have experienced reliability and outage issues that we want to improve,” Burger said.
