Dive Summary:
- After Friday's severe storms, Ameren crews are still working to restore electric service to thousands of customers in Missouri and Illinois.
- 35,000 Ameren customers remain without power in Missouri, mostly in north St. Louis County. About 800 Ameren customers are without power in Illinois. Most of these outages are centered in Edwardsville, which was hit by powerful straight-line winds.
- Ameren officials said restoration efforts have been hampered by "significant infrastructure damage" and the need to fix more than 200 poles.
From the article:
“We understand the importance electricity plays in the lives of our customers. We want them to know we are working hard to restore their power and will remain focused until every customer’s power is returned,” said Michael Moehn, an Ameren spokesperson.