Cimarron Electric Coop, OK
Power reliability at Cimarron Electric Coop
Outages at Cimarron Electric Coop are uncommon. Oklahoma customers on this grid saw 0.8 interruptions in the most recent year on file, 70 minutes total - well under the national median. That is 76% less outage time than the Oklahoma state average of 4.8 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 83 minutes before power is back - a battery power station or small portable generator should cover the essentials through most of them. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Cimarron Electric Coop customers need a generator
Most Cimarron Electric Coop customers keep power almost all year. Serving 19,960 customers here, You probably do not need a generator unless you already have another reason to want one.
The source behind this number
Cimarron Electric Coop filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Oklahoma territory, serving 19,960 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Oklahoma is covered too: see Oklahoma's full record. The full scoring method lives in the methodology guide.