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Thursday | December 29, 2022
Billing Center Unavailable During Year End Maintenance
Southwestern’s online billing center will be unavailable from noon Friday, Dec. 30, through 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, while we perform year-end system ma...
Thursday | December 22, 2022
Your Outage Safety Plan
Most power outages are measured in minutes or hours. When an ice storm breaks poles and brings down powerlines system-wide, an outage can last for day...
Thursday | December 22, 2022
Report Outages by calling (800) 637-8667 or via the SWEC IL app
The National Weather Service is forecasting winds gusting to 45 mph and subzero temperatures. These conditions create a high potential for outages. Pl...
Saturday | November 5, 2022
High Winds Present Downed Wire Danger
Southwestern Electric operations and engineering personnel are addressing outages on what's proven to be a busy Saturday for Illinois utility crews.
Friday | October 7, 2022
Online Payment Portal Has New Address
Southwestern Electric Cooperative's online payment portal has a new address. You'll find it at: https://onlinebilling.sweci.com/onlineportal/.
Thursday | October 6, 2022
Payment Portal Offline for Maintenance
Our online payment portal will be offline for maintenance Friday, Oct. 7, from 7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Thursday | September 15, 2022
Crews Replace Damaged Pole South of New Douglas
At 3:45 p.m., Southwestern Electric linemen will replace a damaged pole south of New Douglas. The work will interrupt power to 240 members served by o...
Monday | September 12, 2022
Southwestern Electric Addresses Power Supply & Demand at 84th Annual Meeting of Members
Power supply and demand served as the keynote topic during Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s 84th Annual Meeting of Members, held Saturday, Sept. 10...
Tuesday | August 9, 2022
Fault Affecting Ramsey Substation
A fault affecting Southwestern Electric's Ramsey Substation resulted in members losing power again shortly before 8:30 p.m. Crews have been dispatched...
Tuesday | August 9, 2022
Crews Restore Power To Ramsey Members
Southwestern Electric crews have restored power to members served by the cooperative’s Ramsey Substation. If you were affected by the outage and are s...
Monday | August 8, 2022
500 Ramsey Area Members Lose Power
About 500 Southwestern Electric members served by the cooperative’s Ramsey Substation lost power at 6:40 p.m. Crews have been dispatched to identify t...
Monday | August 8, 2022
Southwestern Surveying Co-op Members
Southwestern Electric Cooperative is working with Touchstone Energy and Bellomy Research, Winston-Salem, N.C., to administer a comprehensive member su...