Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative

06/19/2026

Congratulations to all of our 2026 scholarship winners!

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves!
Thank you to all the crews that came to help us in our time of disaster.

06/14/2026

Our crews are finalizing some restorations, still have a few left to go but just a reminder to check your meter display to see if your power may be on if you're running a generator and if your power is still off, please call 888-220-4869 so we can respond. Thank you for your patience.

06/13/2026

Update 06/20/26 - this position has been filled.

ATTENTION - Job opportunity!

Southwest Iowa REC is seeking a temporary full-time employee to assist our Corning line crew through August 2026. $14.42/hour. Must be 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license.

Contact Justin Murphy at 888-220-4869 to inquire.

06/13/2026

Attention REC members in the Mt. Ayr region!

We are finalizing restoration efforts in the Mt. Ayr region of our system this morning. If you are still experiencing a power outage and/or need to report damage to REC facilities, please call us at 888-220-4869.

06/13/2026

Southwest had a very productive day. Thanks to the hard work of our crews and those from Farmers Electric of Greenfield, Nishnabotna Valley REC and Guthrie County REC there was a lot of headway made. Still have lots of poles on the ground and several members still without power but the crews will continue to work long hours to get the job done. This was another unprecedented storm and we appreciate your patience as the crews continue to work to restore the system.

Justin Murphy
Director of Operations

06/12/2026

Our crews are making progress. We are now over 200 poles to replace from the storm damage. A common question we are getting from member calls is when will my power be restored? This is very understandable as we have all come to rely on electricity to power our daily lives. We typically cannot give a definite restoration time but rest assured we have all available personnel working on your behalf. Thanks again for your patience and understanding.

06/12/2026

Storm Update!

Mother Nature showed us all who is in charge today. There is extensive damage across our service territory. We are currently at 120 broken poles and counting plus lots of line breaks etc. due to tree damage. We have additional crews, from our friends at Nishnabotna Valley REC in Harlan, coming to help tomorrow along with the extra crews that arrived today. For the safety of our crews, so they can get some much needed rest, we will be pulling them in at 10:00 p.m. tonight and they will be back at it early tomorrow morning as we work to restore power to all meters. We want to thank the Adams County Cattlemen for cooking burgers and hot dogs at Southern Hills Vet today so that our crews could get a warm meal. We also appreciate the patience our members have shown today.