A new IID power substation will be built in Thousand Palms.

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved the construction for the new power substation to see the increased energy demand in the Coachella Valley. The nearly $40 million project will power approximately 8,000 residential and commercial customers. The Cook Street Substation project will be funded through a unique agreement between the County of Riverside. the City of Rancho Mirage, the City of Palm Desert, the Berger Foundation, and two private developers. IID Director Karin Eugenio said, " The work done to move this key project forward is the result of IID's commitment to serve our growing Coachella Valley service area, and is a result of smart planning, cooperation, and mutual respect between regions ". The district will own, operate, and maintain the substation with out an increase in costs to the districts other rate payers.