Dixie Electric Membership Corp, LA
Dixie Electric Membership Corp's outage record
4.6 separate outages last year, 5.4 hours without power in total - that is Dixie Electric Membership Corp's record for Louisiana, running ahead of the national median. That is 20% more outage time than the Louisiana state average of 4.4 hours a year.
How long a single Dixie Electric Membership Corp outage runs
A single outage here averages 69 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.
Do Dixie Electric Membership Corp customers need a generator
Serving 118,505 customers here, Given how often Dixie Electric Membership Corp goes out, you should consider a backup generator rather than treat it as optional.
The source behind this number
These figures come from EIA Form 861, the reliability report a member-owned cooperative like Dixie Electric Membership Corp files with federal regulators every year - serving 118,505 customers hereaveraged across the whole territory, not any one address or storm. Every other utility in Louisiana is covered too: see Louisiana's full record. One big storm can move a single year a lot; major event days explains how.