The Power of Connections

The Charrette Creek Substation in southern Warren County was built in 2005.

approved, which allowed CREC to serve thousands of members in several suburban locations. “They granted us all the territory from Interstate 64 west to Highway T, and south of Interstate 70 to Highway D, which is our growth area today,” says former engineering & operations manager Rick Didion. “We have built two new substations in that area—on Hopewell Road and Highway Z—and those wouldn’t have been feasible if it weren’t for those territorial agreements.” Substation facilities are necessary for controlling the flow of electricity from supplier to user.

Rick Didion, former engineering & operations manager.

CREC’s Hopewell substation is located on Hopewell Road in Wentzville.

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