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Wednesday | January 20, 2021

300 Madison County Members Without Service

About 300 members in Madison County lost power at 10:45 a.m. Southwestern crews have been dispatched to identify the source of the outage and make rep...
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Friday | January 15, 2021

High Winds Present Downed-Wire Dangers

​​​​​​​The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Southwestern Illinois. Be alert for sagging or fallen lines, and treat every powerl...
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Thursday | December 31, 2020

Southwestern Operations Update: COVID-19 Response

Southwestern Electric Cooperative will continue to keep coronavirus mitigation measures in place through January. “To protect the health and safety of...
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Thursday | December 31, 2020

Year-End System Maintenance

Southwestern’s online billing center will be unavailable from noon Thursday, December 31, through 1 a.m. Friday, January 1, while we perform year-end ...
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Friday | December 18, 2020

Automobile Accident Interrupts Power to 260 Members

About 260 members in Effingham and Fayette counties lost power shortly before 6 p.m. when a car struck a utility pole near Southwestern Electric Coope...
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Wednesday | November 25, 2020

500 Ramsey Area Members Lose Power

About 500 Fayette County members lost service at 3:30 p.m. when power was interrupted to Southwestern Electric Cooperative's Ramsey Substation.
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Tuesday | October 27, 2020

Southwestern Operations Update: COVID-19 Response

Southwestern Electric will continue to keep coronavirus mitigation measures in place through the end of 2020.
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Sunday | October 18, 2020

475 Madison County Members Without Power

About 475 members served by Southwestern’s Worden Substation are without power this evening. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., a fault triggered a breaker oper...
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Thursday | September 17, 2020

Payment Processing Systems Unavailable During Oct. 16-18 Maintenance

Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s payment processing systems will be unavailable from 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, ...
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Monday | September 14, 2020

Annual Meeting Spotlights Service in a Time of COVID-19, Electric Vehicles And Gusewelle Retirement

An early voting option offered by Southwestern Electric Cooperative resulted in the organization’s highest voter turnout in decades, while the co-op’s...
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ABOUT US

Based in Greenville, Ill., Southwestern Electric is a not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative serving 23,000 residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial members in 11 counties along the I-70 corridor between St. Louis, Mo., and Effingham, Ill.

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Southwestern Electric is a member-focused, not-for-profit utility. Our bylaws guide our business and daily operations. As your accountable energy partner, our mission is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve.

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CONTACT US

You can reach us at (800) 637-8667. We respond to outage calls around the clock. Our office hours are Mon - Fri., 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Our lobbies are temporarily closed. You're welcome to visit our offices at:

525 US Route 40
Greenville, IL 62246

10031 Ellis Road
St. Jacob, IL 62281

 

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    • Apply For Service
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    • Forms Library
    • Member Guide
    • Capital Credits
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  • Energy Information
    • Energy Assistance
    • EV Charger Rebates
    • EV Charging Codes
    • Technology Rebates
    • ERC Loans
    • Energy Monitors
    • Solar Energy
  • Community
    • Operation Round Up
    • Scholarships
    • Economic Development
    • Recycling With Southwestern
  • News & Information
    • Outage Information
      • If You Lose Power
      • Outage Map
      • Outage Safety
      • How We Restore Your Power
    • News Releases
    • The Southwestern
    • Board Meeting Minutes
  • Safety
    • Indoor Electrical Safety
    • Outdoor Electrical Safety
    • Generator Safety
    • Storm Safety
    • Cyber Security
  • About Us
    • Mission & Management
    • Financial Information
    • Careers
    • Service Area
    • Contact Us