About SUB

SUB has a colorful history – one that reads more like a script for an action-packed movie than an annual report. Private industries fought hard to keep the public utility from being founded more than 50 years ago, and it was ordinary citizens that organized and took to the streets to make public power a reality in Springfield.

Read more about Springfield Utility Board’s early history by downloading a copy of SUB’s history – Lighting the way (PDF) or view a short video with an abbreviated version of the story below:

 

Statistics

162 megawatts

annual peak load

99.99%

average system reliability

Miles of Line

192

overhead distribution

140

underground distribution

24

overhead transmission

BPA Full Requirements Customer

source of power

95%

resources are greenhouse gas free

(2-16-2022)

40 to 410 feet

depth of wells

20083

total number of customers

3 billion

annual water served in gallons

8 million

average gallons per
day

(6-22-2022)