New AmerenUE substation in Cape to be in operation by end of th

AmerenUE's new substation at Ellis and Independence in Cape Girardeau should be operational by the end of the year, the company's district manager said.

Doug Groesbeck, AmerenUE district manager, said the new substation will replace one near the Cape Girardeau City Hall, a few blocks to the east. The existing substation is being relocated to make room for a new federal courthouse at the corner of Independence and Frederick.

The federal government is paying the $1 million cost of relocating the substation. Equipment already has been moved to the new fenced-in site.