Ameren finally gets it up

June 20, 2009
By Billy Dennis

It’s about damn time.

People in Elmwood had their power restored by early Saturday evening.

They were among the last customers to benefit from the efforts of nearly 700 Ameren employees who started early Thursday morning attempting to restore power in the Peoria area.

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5 Responses to “ Ameren finally gets it up ”

  1. BJStone on June 21, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Hats off to Ameren for getting it done this QUICKLY. I drove through Elmwood every day since the storm, and I was in Elmwood not two hours after it happened the other morning…what a mess. Power poles were snapped outside of town in virtually every direction. On my way home last night, crews were just putting the finishing touches on all brand new poles on a country road NW of Elmwood.

    Great job working day and night to get that town powered back up so soon. Amazingly good work, seriously.

  2. Ramble On on June 21, 2009 at 8:50 am

    You are looking for miracles? Three days (OK, 3 1/2) is pretty darn quick based on the extent of damage in the area.

  3. Sud O. Nym on June 21, 2009 at 10:02 am

    But you see, guys, Billy never has anything nice to say about any institution, whether it be government, a big utility or the local newspaper.

  4. Ed Sanders on June 21, 2009 at 10:48 am

    After the “Corn Belt Derecho” of June 29, 1998 we (Tuscarora area) were without power for 50 hours. I know of many others that were without power for 5 to 8 days. I am happy for the folks in Elmwood in getting their power on in a couple of days. It seems these power loss storms happen in the hotest or coldest weather. About 30 years ago my sister living in Chatham was without electricity for over three days after a severe ice storm.

  5. Ramble On on June 21, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Ah, the Easter Ice Storm – lived in Chestnut at the time. Without power for 11 days. Six miles cross-country to Route 121 and every power pole was down. New poles to set and new line to string – it all takes time.