SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Just north of downtown Sacramento, nestled next to the ever-flowing American River, is a place that provides a constant current for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

"These are the largest substations," said SMUD Chief Operating Officer Frankie McDermott.

McDermott walked KCRA 3 through the substation just off C Street.

“The importance of this one is that it serves about 10,000 residential and commercial customers and the area from midtown over to Richards Boulevard," McDermott said.

SMUD has 260 substations over its 900 square miles of coverage area, which includes most of Sacramento County, along with small portions of Placer and Yolo Counties. McDermott says the power company is always looking toward the future.

“We plan in 20-year cycles, so I don't

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