Major Power Outage

6:00 p.m. Update on 4/2/26

ROPE crews have arrived! Thank you Gary, Royce, Ryan, and Kevin from Riverland Energy Cooperative and Jordan and Grant from Jackson Electric Cooperative for helping assist in power restoration efforts for our members.

 

4:00 P.m. update on 4/2/26

Crews have been responding to power outages across our service area all day. We currently have about 65 separate outages with approximately 700 members without power. Ice is weighing down trees and taking down spans of overhead power lines, along with a few broken poles that need to be repaired.
 
We have ROPE (Restoration of Power in an Emergency) crews on their way to help restore power to our members. Two crews from Riverland Energy Cooperative one crew from Jackson Electric Cooperative are on their way to our Wautoma office to get briefed and paired up with our ACEC crews. All available linemen are out working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. We truly appreciate the kind words and patience as our crews brave this cold, wet, and windy weather.
 
It’s possible that outages may last throughout the night depending on the extent of the damage and if new outages continue to roll in as they have been all day.
 
  • Remember, if you come across a downed power line or trees on power lines, don’t approach it! Please call (800) 831-8629 so we can get it logged and a crew dispatched.
  • To report power outages, log in to your SmartHub account or call (855) 957-3881.
  • Keep an eye on our outage map on our website.
  • All available linemen are out working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. We truly appreciate the kind words and patience as our crews brave this cold, wet, and windy weather.

Stay safe everyone!