Power restored to all AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau, Scott counties

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

All power has been restored to AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties, with 156 customers statewide still in the dark as of 6:10 a.m. today. The remnants of Hurricane Ike passed through Cape Girardeau Sunday morning, knocking on power to 6,300 customers in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties at its peak time around 9:45 a.m. About 400 AmerenUE crews were restoring power on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau.

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