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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

A transformer failure interrupted service to about 225 Southwestern Electric members in Fayette County this morning. The outage is affecting members s...

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...

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...

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

Shortly before 5:30 p.m., a thunderstorm dropped a tree through an Ameren transmission line serving two Southwestern Electric substations.