Connexus Energy, MN
Power reliability at Connexus Energy
Connexus Energy customers in Minnesota rarely lose power at all: 0.6 interruptions last year, adding up to just 54 minutes without electricity over the whole year. That is 70% less outage time than the Minnesota state average of 3 hours a year.
Outage length, and what it means for a generator
Outages here typically run short, about 1.6 hours 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.
What this means for buying a generator
Most Connexus Energy customers keep power almost all year. Serving 148,632.3 customers here, You probably do not need a generator unless you already have another reason to want one.
How Connexus Energy's record was measured
Connexus Energy filed these numbers itself, as a member-owned cooperative, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Minnesota territory, serving 148,632.3 customers here, not a single street or outage. Want the Minnesota average instead of just this one utility? Minnesota's statewide record is here. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.