Adams-Columbia Electric Coop, WI
How often Adams-Columbia Electric Coop goes out
Power from Adams-Columbia Electric Coop went out 0.9 times last year across its Wisconsin territory, 1.8 hours in total - a little steadier than most of the country. That is 53% less outage time than the Wisconsin state average of 3.8 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Adams-Columbia Electric Coop looks like
Outages here average 2.1 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 39,954 customers here, Outages at Adams-Columbia Electric Coop run below the national norm, so a generator is not urgent - still worth checking if you have medical equipment or a sump pump that cannot go without power.
The source behind this number
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Wisconsin territory, serving 39,954 customers here, not a single street or outage. See Wisconsin as a whole, across every utility that filed: Wisconsin's outage record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.