Southwestern Electric Cooperative

09/09/2026

Just a few more days of early voting before Saturday's Annual Meeting! If you're in the St. Jacob area and want to vote this evening, come to our warehouse, 10031 Ellis Road, between 4 and 7 p.m. Bring the registration card from the back cover of either the July or August issue of The Southwestern for an additional $10 bill credit!

09/08/2026

We're back at work after the long holiday weekend, and we're also back in St. Elmo this evening for more evening voting hours. We'll see you at our St. Elmo warehouse, 2117 East 1850 Avenue, from 4-7 p.m.!

09/07/2026

Our offices are closed today, Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 8 a.m.

09/07/2026

Earlier this week, Pocahontas-Old Ripley Volunteer Fire Department treasurer Diane Griffith, left, visited our Greenville offices to pick up a donation from our Operation Round Up program! Diane told Manager of Member Services Brooke Scott, right, that the donation would go towards purchasing search-and-rescue equipment for the department in light of a new natural gas pipeline being installed in the village.

This donation is possible because of our members who choose to round up their electric bill each month. Thank you for helping us give back to the communities. If you are interested in participating in ORU, please call us at (800) 637-8667.

09/04/2026

A reminder that our offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Have a safe long holiday weekend!

09/03/2026

For those wanting to take advantage of the evening early voting hours, we'll be at the St. Elmo warehouse, 2117 East 1850 Avenue, from 4-7 p.m. tonight. See you there!

09/02/2026

It was so great to see everyone who came out to vote in St. Jacob yesterday! Today, our Greenville voting hours are extended until 7 p.m. Come exercise democratic member control of your electric cooperative!

09/01/2026

Can't make it over to vote during business hours? You're in luck! We'll have evening voting hours at different locations on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. for the next two weeks. Tonight, you can vote at our St. Jacob warehouse, 10031 Ellis Road, and for the full list of locations and dates, visit https://www.sweci.com/news/sweci-88th-annual-meeting-set-sept-12-greenville

08/31/2026

A bird had caused a fault at the substation, precipitating the outage. Power has now been restored to affected members. Thank you for your patience!

Approximately 880 Southwestern Electric members served by our Shafter Substation in western Fayette County are without power this morning due to an issue at the substation. A crew has been dispatched to investigate the source of the outage. We will provide more information as we learn more.