Infrastructure Updates
Safeguarding Reliability and Powering Growth
At Liberty, we’re powering growth and progress across our Four-State electric service area.
Recent and upcoming infrastructure upgrades are designed to make the grid more resilient and strengthen electric service for our 190,000-plus customer connections. From new substations to stronger power lines and poles, every improvement we make is designed to keep your lights on, our communities thriving, and your service safer and more reliable than ever.
What does “grid resiliency” mean for you? It’s about building and maintaining a system that’s prepared for storms and extreme weather and for meeting the rising energy demands today and for the long term. It means faster recovery after outages – and fewer outages to start with.
Substations
To increase capacity to support energy demand and protect reliability, Liberty has upgraded or rebuilt 23 substations in our service area over the last few years.
Those projects include:
Greenfield, Missouri: Completed in 2023, the new electrical substation was designed to support the growing community. The previous substation served the area with two different distribution voltages, with equipment and structures dating back to the 1950s. Read more.
Gentry, Arkansas: In December 2024, Liberty joined local officials and legislators to celebrate the completion of the new substation in Gentry – an area experiencing tremendous growth. Read more.
Downtown Joplin, Missouri: A 4 kV to 12 kV conversion project was completed in 2022, upgrading and replacing infrastructure – some of it dating from the 1940s - serving our downtown homes and businesses. As part of the project, we replaced 139 poles, 418 crossarms, and 562 transformers, improving reliability and supporting economic activity in this busy business district. Learn more.
Webb City, Missouri: Substation 432 went into service in late 2023 following an overhaul designed to replace 30-year-old equipment and improve capacity to serve residential and commercial customers. This supports reliability and economic development activities. Read more.
Tipton Ford, Missouri: The complete rebuild of the substation was done in two phases. The 69 kV lines were energized in June 2025. The 161 kV system, which flows from east to west, will be energized next winter.