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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 ...

The National Weather Service is forecasting winds gusting at 40 mph this week. These conditions create a high potential for outages. Please report out...

Southwestern Electric operations and engineering personnel are prepared for what may become a busy week for Midwest utility crews. The National We...

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Ameren crews were rerouting power to balance demands on their system. Their work interrupted power to transmission lines serving ...

The changing needs of an evolving membership prompted Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s board of directors to update the co-op’s decades-old approac...

The changing needs of an evolving membership prompted Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s board of directors to update a decades-old approach to retur...

The 85th Annual Meeting of Members is Saturday, Sept. 9. Find answers to your annual meeting questions here.

On Aug. 10, Southwestern Electric will provide safety training for all employees. Our offices will be closed and our personnel will be unavailable for...

Six high school students from Southwestern Illinois traveled to Springfield, Ill., on March 29 to tour the Capitol and meet with legislators during Ill...

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory effective from 1 p.m. today through 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1. Please be alert for sagging or falle...

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...

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...