Active Drops Construction - The following areas are actively building drops:

Carp 101 (drops are being designed)
Brummetts Creek 103 & 104      

Dolan 105         

Ellettsville 105

Paragon 102 & 103

Construction – In Progress:

Brummetts Creek 105: Construction is nearing completion.  Drops and activations are expected to start in June 2022 and continue throughout summer of 2022.

Carp 102: The aerial construction is complete, and the underground construction is nearing completion.  Weather and rock have caused delays getting the underground completed. Splicing should finish by late June.  Drops are expected to start once splicing is completed.

Romona 101: Distribution construction is expected to start in June/July 2022, with drops starting in fall 2022.

Romona 103: Distribution construction is expected to start in June/July 2022, with drops starting in fall 2022.

Romona 104: Distribution construction and splicing are almost completed. Drops should start in July.

Spencer (North and South): Distribution construction is about 85% complete and will likely continue through the first half of 2022, with drops starting in August/September 2022.

SCI REMC/Smithville Partnership Zone Updates:
McNeely:  Distribution construction complete, drops/activations have started and are expected to continue through spring.

Sherfield:  Distribution construction complete, drops/activations have started and are expected to be completed in May of 2022.

Franklin:  Distribution construction complete, drops/activations have started and are expected to be completed in June of 2022.

Mount Carmel:  Distribution construction is 90% complete.  Splicing has begun.  Completion may be delayed until mid-fall because of delays in a special ordered piece of equipment.

Stinesville North:  Distribution construction is 80% complete.  Splicing has begun and acceptance testing should begin in July.  Drops and activations are expected to start in late August of 2022.

Modesto:  Distribution construction began in May; drops are anticipated to start in late fall.

Backbone:   We continue to construct backbone fiber throughout our system ahead of the distribution fiber.  The backbone is used to interconnect our substations enabling smart grid technology to improve the safety and reliability of our electric distribution system. In addition, it provides the fiber connectivity from our headend to your home.  Construction is currently focusing on building backbone along the southern and northern portions of our system to create “rings.”  These rings provide redundant paths from the substations back to our headend.  This means that if one path, for some reason, gets cut, the system will automatically redirect traffic to the backup path and prevent a service outage to our electric distribution devices as well as your home.