Black River Electric Coop, MO
Black River Electric Coop's outage record
Black River Electric Coop customers in Missouri are among the worst-served in the country: 0 outages last year, 48.5 hours without power in total. That is 688% more outage time than the Missouri state average of 6.2 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Black River Electric Coop looks like
This utility did not file enough detail to say how long a typical outage runs here, so there is no basis yet for which kind of backup fits best. More on that split in how often versus how long an outage runs.
The generator question for Black River Electric Coop
Serving 25,604 customers here, With a record this bad, a backup generator at Black River Electric Coop is close to essential - check your options before the next outage, not during it.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Black River Electric Coop files with federal regulators every year - serving 25,604 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Missouri average instead of just this one utility? Missouri's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.