Consolidated Cooperative, OH
How often Consolidated Cooperative goes out
Consolidated Cooperative customers in Ohio had 2 interruptions last year, 2.7 hours total - a bit below the typical US utility's outage time. That is 21% less outage time than the Ohio state average of 3.4 hours a year.
How long a single Consolidated Cooperative outage runs
A single outage here averages 81 minutes. That is squarely in battery-power-station range; a fuel generator is overkill for most of these. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
What this means for buying a generator
Serving 19,405 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Consolidated Cooperative'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 Consolidated Cooperative's record was measured
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Consolidated Cooperative files with federal regulators every year - serving 19,405 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Ohio average instead of just this one utility? Ohio's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.