Items tagged: electric

Public Works Department February Service Requests

Public Works Department February Service Requests Citizens and City staff submitted 300 total requests during February 2018.  This was an increase from January’s 175 calls.  The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded each day by staff. Citizens using the mobile phone application, SeeClickFix, reported 49 (16%) issues. The Sewer section responded to 79 […]


Electric Vehicle Chargers Upgraded in Hill Street Parking Deck

Electric vehicle chargers in the Hill Street Parking deck were recently upgraded for compatibility with newer electric vehicles such as the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, etc… One older, paddle type charger remains to accommodate any visitors who may have older EVs. The photo at right shows resident Scott Willenbrock charging his Chevy Volt. Staff will […]


Bradley Avenue Lane Closure

In order to perform a pole replacement and aerial electric work for Ameren Illinois, PAR Electric will be closing one westbound lane of Bradley Avenue between Willis Avenue and McKinley Avenue. The lane closure will occur on Wednesday, June 25 and Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Westbound traffic will be reduced to […]


City of Champaign will not Continue Municipal Electric Aggregation

The City of Champaign announced today that its Municipal Electric Aggregation (MEA) program will not continue for the next year (June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015). The City was not able to obtain from a retail electric supplier a bid that could beat the Ameren electricity supply rate. “The City’s MEA program was a […]


Sixth Street Road Closures

Champaign – In order to install electric feeds and to remove the tower crane at 519 East Green Street, Broeren Russo and Mid-Illinois Concrete will close Sixth Street between Green Street and John Street on two occasions: • Monday, March 24, 2014 – Sunday, March 30, 2014 (Electric Installation) •  Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – Wednesday, April 2, […]