Delta Montrose Electric Assn, CO
How often Delta Montrose Electric Assn goes out
Colorado's record with Delta Montrose Electric Assn: 1 outages in the most recent filing year, 1.9 hours without power in total, modestly better than the national norm. That is 58% less outage time than the Colorado state average of 4.6 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Delta Montrose Electric Assn looks like
Outages here average 2 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. Why outage length, not count, picks the backup: how often vs how long.
Do Delta Montrose Electric Assn customers need a generator
Serving 37,658 customers here, Nothing here says you should buy a generator today - Delta Montrose Electric 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.
Where this number comes from
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Delta Montrose Electric Assn files with federal regulators every year - serving 37,658 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Want the Colorado average instead of just this one utility? Colorado's statewide record is here. Storm days are counted in - here is why.