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Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Crews Continue to Repair Damage from Galloping Lines; New Douglas & Reno Area Hard Hit
Nearly 800 Southwestern Electric members are presently without power due to strong winds and ice delivered by today’s winter storm.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Crews Restore Power to Worden & Holiday Shores
Crews have restored power to the cooperative’s substations at Worden and Holiday Shores.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Southwestern Working with Ameren to Resolve Transmission Line Issues Affecting Madison County Substations
Southwestern Electric engineering and operations teams are working with Ameren personnel to resolve transmission line issues that have taken the coope...
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Edwardsville Substation to Go Offline at 1 p.m.
Southwestern Electric crews will take the cooperative’s Edwardsville Substation offline at 1 p.m. to repair damaged crossarms that support a co-op tra...
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Southwestern’s Worden and Holiday Shores Substations Offline
Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s substations at Worden and Holiday Shores lost power at 11:20 a.m.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Crews Replacing Broken Pole South of Herrick
About 270 Southwestern members south of Herrick are currently without power.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Southwestern Crews Repairing Damage from Galloping Lines
More than 1,100 Southwestern Electric members are presently without power due to strong winds and ice brought by today’s winter storm.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Transmission Line Outage Interrupts Power to 700 Southwestern Members
An Ameren transmission line outage is currently affecting members served by the cooperative’s Reno Substation.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Southwestern Crews Make Progress With Madison County Repairs
Southwestern Electric crews are making significant progress with repairs to the co-op’s distribution system in Madison County.
Wednesday | February 2, 2022
Nearly 3,000 Members Without Power
Nearly 3,000 Southwestern Electric members lost power this morning as the early stages of a winter storm pushed into Illinois. At about 6 a.m., 2,900 ...
Tuesday | February 1, 2022
Why Reliable Restoration Estimates Are Hard To Come By
During an outage, each member would like to know when their power will be restored so they can plan accordingly. Unfortunately, that’s a difficult que...
Tuesday | February 1, 2022
Storm Presents Downed Wire Danger
Strong winds and the weight of snow and ice may bring down branches and trees, and snap power lines and utility poles. Please be alert for sagging or ...