COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (July 3, 2023) – Ameren Illinois understands that this has been a difficult few days for customers whose power was disrupted due to several consecutive days of severe weather which caused extensive damage to the electric infrastructure throughout the company's 43,700-square-mile territory.
"We know this has been a challenging time for our customers and no one wants to be without power, said Lenny Singh, Chairman and President, Ameren Illinois. "We can't say thank you enough to our customers and our community partners for their patience and the tremendous support they have shown our team members who have worked tirelessly to restore service in the wake of these significant weather events."
Power restoration efforts in Ameren Illinois service territory are nearing completion, with approximately 10,000 customers remaining without service this evening. Over the course of three days, electric service to more than 225,000 customers was interrupted due to damages caused by intense storms that impacted the area. Ameren Illinois crews have worked around the clock to restore power to approximately 215,000 customers.
"Our crews have performed tremendously, working as quickly as possible while exercising high standards of safety," Singh said. "As of Monday evening, we have restored nearly all of the outages caused by the initial derecho that impacted a wide section of the region on Thursday. We have some work ahead tonight and tomorrow to restore the remaining customers who lost power during the second and third waves of severe weather. I am proud of the way our crews have shown up to take care of our customers and our communities."
Current Situation (9 P.M. on July 3)