Recent Posts
Saturday | September 28, 2024
Service to Payment Portal Restored
Service to Southwestern Electric's online payment portal and outage map has been restored.
Monday | September 9, 2024
Industry Challenges, Co-op Opportunities Headline 86th Annual Meeting
The region’s reliance on intermittent energy, a member-oriented strategic plan, and a member-based virtual power plant were among the challenges and o...
Monday | August 26, 2024
August Heat Places High Demand on Regional Grid
Today’s high temperatures will mean a lot of electricity moving across the grid! Help us do our part to conserve energy during hours of peak demand (n...
Tuesday | August 13, 2024
Updated Voting Schedule
With this year’s election uncontested, your co-op anticipates lower turnout at the polls. Consequently, we’ve opted to abbreviate our evening voting h...
Thursday | August 1, 2024
Offices Closed Aug. 9 for Employee Safety Training
On Friday, Aug. 9, Southwestern Electric will provide a full day of safety training for all cooperative employees. Our offices will be closed and our ...
Monday | April 29, 2024
Storm Snaps Poles, Interrupts Power to 675 Members in Bond & Madison Counties
This morning’s storm snapped multiple poles downing several spans of power line in Madison and Bond counties, leaving 675 members without power. The o...
Thursday | April 25, 2024
Pocahontas Substation Maintenance Outage Apr. 30, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Members served by Southwestern’s Pocahontas Substation will experience an outage Tuesday, April 30, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m
Saturday | June 29, 2024
Downed Line Dangers
Thunderstorms are forecast for June 29. Please be alert for sagging or fallen lines and treat every power line as if it’s energized.
Wednesday | January 10, 2024
Your Outage Safety Plan
When an ice storm breaks poles and brings down powerlines system-wide, an outage can last for days. Developing a safety plan will help you weather an ...
Tuesday | January 9, 2024
Report Outages by calling (800) 637-8667 or via the SWEC IL app
The National Weather Service is forecasting winds gusting at 40 mph this week. These conditions create a high potential for outages. Please report out...
Tuesday | January 9, 2024
National Weather Service Forecast & Downed Line Danger
Southwestern Electric operations and engineering personnel are prepared for what may become a busy week for Midwest utility crews.
The National We...
Tuesday | December 26, 2023
Payment Processing Systems Offline for Maintenance
Southwestern's payment processing systems will be unavailable from noon Friday, Dec. 29, through 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, while we perform year-end syst...