Recent Posts
Tuesday | May 19, 2020
Maintenance Outages Scheduled For Maryville Area
Southwestern Electric Cooperative members in the Maryville area will experience a pair of brief, planned power outages in late May.
Sunday | May 17, 2020
Winds Break Poles, Down Lines West of Vandalia
About 50 Southwestern Electric members are without power this afternoon after high winds pushed through Fayette County, breaking utility poles and dow...
Thursday | April 30, 2020
Co-Op Suspends Disconnections And Late Fees Through May 31; Members Encouraged To Pay What They Can
Southwestern has extended its moratorium on disconnections and late fees through May 31st. You're encouraged to pay what you can during this time to b...
Thursday | April 30, 2020
Southwestern Offices Remain Closed Through May
Southwestern Electric will continue to operate using the co-op’s remote work plan through the end of May. Our workforce will continue to answer your c...
Thursday | April 9, 2020
Strong Winds Leave 400 Members Without Power
About 400 Southwestern Electric members are without power this evening after a strong storm pushed through Illinois, trailing sustained high winds in ...
Sunday | April 5, 2020
Crews Completing Repairs In Madison County
Southwestern Electric crews continue to work in Madison County today after a tree snapped several utility poles and tore down infrastructure near High...
Sunday | April 5, 2020
Crews Restore Power to 1,800 Members in Maryville Area
Southwestern Electric crews have restored power to more than 1,800 Madison County members this morning after a tree damaged several utility poles near...
Sunday | April 5, 2020
Tree Damages Poles, Interrupts Power to Maryville Members
About 1,870 Madison County members lost power shortly after 5:15 this morning, when a tree fell into the cooperative right of way near Highway 162, da...
Friday | April 3, 2020
Coronavirus Response: Remote Work Plan Continues
Southwestern Electric will continue to operate using the remote work plan we initiated March 23. Our building remains closed, and our workforce will ...
Friday | March 20, 2020
Coronavirus Response: Remote Work Plan
Out of an abundance of caution, in order to protect the health and well-being of our members and employees, beginning Monday, March 23, we’re closing ...
Monday | March 16, 2020
Coronavirus Response: Closing Our Lobbies
We’ve temporarily closed our office lobbies to protect the health and well-being of our members and employees.
Monday | March 16, 2020
Co-op Suspends Disconnections And Late Fees Through May 1
Southwestern Electric Cooperative is taking steps to help members who’ve lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The co-op is suspending service dis...