Coast Electric Power Assn, MS
Coast Electric Power Assn's outage record
Coast Electric Power Assn customers in Mississippi had 1.7 interruptions last year, 2 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 76% less outage time than the Mississippi state average of 8.4 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 71 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.
The generator question for Coast Electric Power Assn
Serving 91,460 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Coast Electric Power Assn's record is a little better than most of the country, though it is worth checking your own past outages before ruling one out.
How Coast Electric Power Assn's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Coast Electric Power Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 91,460 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Mississippi is covered too: see Mississippi's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.