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Monday | May 25, 2020

Downed Tree Leaves 1,500 Fayette County Members Without Power 

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