Bolstering electric grid in Morrisonville ahead of summer storm season
Ameren Illinois crews were busy upgrading a transformer and three power poles in the town of Morrisonville to guard against the upcoming summer storm season, to bolster the grid for local residents and improve reliability of the local church.
The poles that were removed will be recycled as part of Ameren Illinois' wood waste recycling program.
Ameren works with Blackwood Solutions, a recycling company that specializes in repurposing or recycling old or broken power poles for fencing, landscaping or building materials. Customers and nonprofits can still request decommissioned poles from Ameren Illinois to use for parking lot borders and fences.
Ameren recycling numbers for 2023:
- Pounds of material recycled: 3.6 million
- Trees saved:
4,600 - Cubic yards diverted from landfill: 5,400
- Pounds of CO2 sequestered:
230,000
