News Room
Media Contact:
Communications Department, Southwestern Electric Cooperative
E-mail: joe.richardson@sweci.com
Phone: (800) 637-8667
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Southwestern Line Crews Continue to Make Repairs; 500 Remain Without Power
Monday, July 7, 2014
About 500 Southwestern Electric members remain without power this afternoon. A line of thunderstorms that swept through Southwestern Illinois shortly after 2 p.m. busted poles and brought down power lines across the cooperative’s service area.
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Afternoon Storm Presents Downed-Wire Dangers
Monday, July 7, 2014
Powerful thunderstorms swept across Southwestern Illinois this afternoon, breaking poles and bringing down power lines across Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s service area. “As of 3:40 p.m., we have about 625 members without power,” said Joe Richardson, director of communications for Southwestern Electric Cooperative.
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Worden Area Members Without Power Saturday Morning
Saturday, June 21, 2014
About 430 Southwestern Electric members in Madison and Macoupin counties were without power for three hours this morning. The outages were a result of damage to lightening arrestors at the cooperative’s Worden Substation. The outage lasted from 5:18 a.m. until about 8:15 a.m.
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Wind Brings Down Sub-Transmission Poles in Madison County
Saturday, June 21, 2014
More than 2,700 Southwestern Electric members lost power Friday night when high winds broke about 15 Ameren sub-transmission poles, downing power lines along Highway 40, west of St. Jacob.
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Southwestern Members in Bond and Fayette Counties Lose Power for 90 Minutes
Monday, April 28, 2014
About 1,050 Southwestern Electric members were without power for 90 minutes tonight. Southwestern Electric’s Ramsey and Smithboro substations lost power at 9:38 p.m. Power was restored at about 11:10 p.m.
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Power Restored to 1,600 Southwestern Members
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Ameren line crews restored power to Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s Pocahontas and Smithboro substations at 3:29 p.m.
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Ameren Sub-transmission Line Failure Interrupts Power to Smithboro and Pocahontas Substations
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
About 1,600 Southwestern Electric Cooperate members are without power this afternoon.
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Spring Storm Presents Downed-Wire Dangers
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
As powerful thunderstorms sweep across Illinois, Southwestern Electric Cooperative is cautioning members to avoid sagging or fallen power lines.
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Troy, Fruit and Edwardsville Substations Affected by Ameren Transmission Line
Monday, March 10, 2014
About 4,000 Southwestern Electric members in Madison County lost power this evening when an Ameren transmission line serving the cooperative’s Troy, Fruit, and Edwardsville substations failed.
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Power Restored to Edwardsville, Fruit and St. Jacob Substations
Monday, March 10, 2014
At about 4:55 p.m., Ameren restored power to Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s St. Jacob Substation.
