Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
03/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/11/2026 08:52
Additional mutual aid crews dispatched following Winter Storm Fern
A second round of Illinois cooperative crews recently crossed state lines to assist in restoring power following Winter Storm Fern. Crews were sent by SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association and Tri-County Electric Cooperative to Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association in Batesville, Miss.
Adams Electric Cooperative, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, Corn Belt Energy, Menard Electric Cooperative, Norris Electric Cooperative, Shelby Electric Cooperative, Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative and SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative (who took the place of JCE Co-op following a vehicle breakdown) assisted Delta Electric Power Association in Greenwood, Miss.
All Illinois crews who responded to requests for mutual aid returned home by Feb. 16.
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