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Saturday | May 21, 2022

Transmission Line Failure Interrupts Power to Pocahontas Substation

As of 11 a.m., about 1,500 Southwestern Electric members are without power, including 1,100 members served by the co-op’s Pocahontas Substation. The s...
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Saturday | May 21, 2022

Crews Repairing Lines Near Mulberry Grove; Estimate 4-Hour Restoral Time

Southwestern Electric crews are repairing system damage southeast of Mulberry Grove this morning after a tree fell through lines near Highway 40. The ...
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Saturday | May 21, 2022

More Than 1,300 Members Without Power

About 1,350 Southwestern Electric members are without power this morning after a line of storms swept across the I-70 corridor, breaking branches and ...
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Saturday | May 21, 2022

Storms Leave 1,200 Members Without Power

Strong storms that moved across Southern Illinois this morning have left 1,200 Southwestern Electric members without power.
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Friday | May 20, 2022

Crews Make Progress; Prepare to Work Overnight in Areas With Extensive Damage

About 250 Southwestern Electric members remain without power tonight after strong storms swept across Southern Illinois earlier this evening, damaging...
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Friday | May 20, 2022

Storm Damage Spread Across Wide Area; Linemen Continue to Make Repairs

The strong storms that swept across Southern Illinois earlier this evening damaged equipment and brought down limbs and power lines at 29 locations sp...
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Friday | May 20, 2022

Southwestern Linemen Continue to Make Repairs

Southwestern Electric linemen are restoring power to members throughout the co-op’s service area this evening after strong storms, lightning and high ...
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Friday | May 20, 2022

Strong Storms Sweep Across Southwestern’s Service Area

About 260 Southwestern Electric members are without power this evening as strong storms sweep across southern Illinois, bringing down limbs and power ...
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Wednesday | April 27, 2022

More than 250 Southwestern Electric members southwest of Vandalia will be without power starting at 9 p.m.

More than 250 Southwestern Electric members southwest of Vandalia will be without power starting at 9 p.m. for repairs to the line.
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Friday | March 25, 2022

Worden Area Members Lose Power

About 150 members in the Worden area are currently without power. Linemen have been dispatched to isolate the source of the outage and make repairs. T...
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Tuesday | March 22, 2022

Southwestern & Ameren Resolve Substation Outages; Crews Restoring Power

Southwestern Electric crews worked with Ameren personnel this morning to restore power to 3,600 Madison County members served by three Southwestern El...
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Tuesday | March 22, 2022

3,600 Members Without Power

An outage is affecting about 3,600 members served by Southwestern Electric’s Edwardsville, Fruit Road and St. Jacob Substations. Southwestern operatio...
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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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