Crews excavate the area of the future site of the Lima substation for the llinois Valley Reliability Project on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 along the 200 block of May Road near La Salle. Ameren is building a new switching station called Lima. The Lima station will provide electricity to the City of Peru and La Salle County by adding the feed and supporting future growth and development. The plan is to have the project completed and operational in 2029. (Scott Anderson)