06/12/2026
FYI, for our residents.
⚡️UPDATE Saturday, June 13th at 2:20 pm: All outages caused by the recent storms have been restored. Thank you for your patience as our crews worked safely to get everyone’s power restored. Thank you to Norris Electric crews for their assistance! If your power is still out please contact our office at 217-235-0341 or 888-661-2632.
We are continuing to watch the weather as there is potential for more storms in our service area today. If storms roll in, our crews are ready to roll out!
If you experience an outage, remember to check your breakers first, then call our office at 217-235-0341 or 888-661-2632. You may also use the SmartHub app to report your outage. You can also track any outages through our outage web map: https://cmec.outagemap.cloud.coop/
⚡️UPDATE Friday, June 12th at 4:00 pm: Our crews continue to make great progress restoring power across the system. We are hopeful that our remaining line section outages will be energized before too much longer. Once those larger outages are restored, our efforts will shift to addressing the remaining individual service outages and repairing broken poles throughout our territory.
We appreciate everyone's patience and support as our crews work safely and efficiently to complete the restoration process. If you see a downed power line, broken pole, or other damage, please stay clear and report it to our office immediately.
Thank you for your understanding as we work to get all members back online.
⚡️UPDATE Friday, June 12th at 11:00 am: Our crews continue to make progress restoring power across the system. We still have several broken poles, downed power lines, and trees on lines throughout our territory. To assist with restoration efforts, additional crews from Norris Electric are joining us and are helping replace damaged poles.
We will be working throughout the remainder of the day to restore service to the approximately 235 members who are still without power. We appreciate everyone's patience as our crews safely complete repairs. As always, if you see a downed power line, broken pole, or any other damage that may be affecting service, please report it to us immediately. Remember to always assume downed lines are energized and stay a safe distance away.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at 217-235-0341. You can also track any outages through our outage web map: https://cmec.outagemap.cloud.coop/
⚡️UPDATE FRIDAY, June 12th at 6:45 am: The transmission pole has been replaced, and the Bethany & Sullivan substations are now energized. What started as approximately 2800 members out is now down to approximately 231 members. Again, thank you for your patience as we continue to restore power & repair infrastructure.
⚡️UPDATE Friday, June 12th at 3:05 am: Restoration efforts are still underway. Crews are working diligently to restore services and repair any damaged infrastructure as quickly as possible. Due to a broken transmission pole, Bethany & Sullivan substations are going to be deenergized here shortly while the pole is replaced. Unfortunately, at this time, there is no way to back-feed those substations. We are working with Prairie Power to make those repairs.
⚡️UPDATE Friday, June 12th at 12:40 am: Restoration efforts are ongoing. Crews are systematically isolating damaged areas and restoring power where it is safe to do so. We are continuing to assess damage across the entire system and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience as our crews work around the clock to restore service.
⚡️UPDATE Thursday, June 11th at 11:30 pm: We still have crews out working and assessing damage throughout our territory. They are working as quickly and safely as possible. We plan to back-feed our Lake Land and South Mattoon Substations as soon as crews can safely do so. Reminder to stay away from downed power lines, and if you experience an outage, remember to check your breakers first, then call our office at 217-235-0341 or 888-661-2632. You may also use the SmartHub app to report your outage. To view outages in your area, visit our outage map at https://cmec.outagemap.cloud.coop/
⚡️UPDATE Thursday, June 11th at 9:30 pm: Our Lake Land, South Mattoon, and Bethany Substations are currently out. REMEMBER to STAY AWAY from downed power lines! Avoid downed trees, as they could have a downed power line in them that you may not see.
If you experience an outage, remember to check your breakers first, then call our office at 217-235-0341 or 888-661-2632. You may also use the SmartHub app to report your outage. To view outages in your area, visit our outage map at https://cmec.outagemap.cloud.coop/
⚡️Thursday, June 11th at 9:05 pm: The storm isn’t the only thing rolling through our service territory right now - our crews are too! Outages have already begun, and our crews are out responding as quickly and safely as possible. We currently have major outages in the Bethany, Sullivan, and Ashmore areas. We appreciate your patience as our crews work to restore power.
If you experience an outage, remember to check your breakers first, then call our office at 217-235-0341 or 888-661-2632. You may also use the SmartHub app to report your outage. To view outages in your area, visit our outage map at https://cmec.outagemap.cloud.coop/
