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Friday | July 31, 2020

Southwestern Crews Addressing Friday Afternoon Outage

About 350 members in Madison and St. Clair counties lost power at 3:15 p.m. today. Line crews have been dispatched to isolate the source of the outage...
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Wednesday | July 29, 2020

Infrastructure Damage Interrupts Power to Reno Substation

About 700 Southwestern Electric members lost power this evening when an Ameren transmission line energizing the co-op’s Reno Substation failed shortly...
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Thursday | July 16, 2020

Power Restored to More Than 1,000 Members

Southwestern Electric crews have restored power to 1,025 members tonight after a thunderstorm packed with lightning and strong winds left 1,275 member...
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Thursday | July 16, 2020

Crews Restore Power to 600 Members

Southwestern Electric crews have restored power to more than 600 members after a thunderstorm pushed through the co-op’s service area earlier this eve...
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Wednesday | July 15, 2020

Storm Leaves 1,275 Members Without Power

A potent storm marked by high winds and lightning swept across the I-70 corridor this evening, leaving about 1,275 Southwestern Electric members witho...
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Wednesday | July 15, 2020

Strong Storms Sweeping Across Service Area

More 1,150 Southwestern Electric members are without power this evening as strong storms sweep across the bistate area, bringing down limbs and power ...
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Wednesday | July 15, 2020

Thunderstorms Causing Evening Outages

Southwestern Electric crews are responding to outages in Madison County this hour as strong storms push through the region, bringing down trees and po...
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Monday | June 29, 2020

Disconnections and Late Fees Resume July 28

In conjunction with the governor’s announcement that the State has moved into Phase 4 of Restore Illinois effective Friday, June 26, disconnections an...
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Sunday | June 21, 2020

Transformer Failure Interrupts Service to 225 Fayette County Members

A transformer failure interrupted service to about 225 Southwestern Electric members in Fayette County this morning. The outage is affecting members s...
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Tuesday | June 9, 2020

Strong Winds Likely to Produce Outages Along I-70 Corridor

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Southwestern Illinois in effect until 7 p.m. The advisory predicts sustained winds of 20 t...
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Friday | May 29, 2020

Coronavirus Response: Safe Steps In The Right Direction

Just as the state is moving toward returning to the previous norm, so is Southwestern. During this transition, our employees will continue to answer y...
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Friday | May 29, 2020

Co-op Extends Moratorium on Disconnections & Late Fees

Southwestern Electric Cooperative has implemented a moratorium on service disconnections for non-payment and late fees for both residential and commer...
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ABOUT US

Based in Greenville, Ill., Southwestern Electric is a not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative serving 24,745 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.

You're welcome to visit our office at:

525 US Route 40
Greenville, IL 62246

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