Bartholomew County Rural E M C, IN
Bartholomew County Rural E M C's outage record
This grid runs rougher than most of the country: Bartholomew County Rural E M C's Indiana customers saw 2.4 interruptions and 9.1 hours without power in the most recent year on file. That is 58% more outage time than the Indiana state average of 5.7 hours a year.
How long a single Bartholomew County Rural E M C outage runs
3.7 hours is this grid's average outage length - long enough that a standby generator, not a portable or battery unit, is the more realistic fit. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Bartholomew County Rural E M C customers need a generator
Serving 12,209 customers here, Outages at Bartholomew County Rural E M C run well above the national norm. You should get a backup generator here - it is a sound investment, not a luxury.
The source behind this number
Bartholomew County Rural E M C filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Indiana territory, serving 12,209 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Indiana average instead of just this one utility? Indiana's statewide record is here. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.